1. Críticas Fundamentales y la Naturaleza Imperfecta de la Democracia.
El archivo revela un profundo escepticismo sobre la viabilidad de la democracia como sistema de gobierno. Se la describe como inherentemente defectuosa, dependiente de condiciones ideales que rara vez se cumplen, y se la reduce a menudo a una simple herramienta o un experimento fallido.
- Democracy is inherently flawed. It requires a population to be fully informed and rational. The majority of our citizens are neither.
- Democracy is a tool, not a goal. Its a damn good tool, but its still just a tool.
- Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
- Democracy is the worst possible system except for any alternative. Democracy got us into this mess, and it will have to get us out of it.
- Democracy is not suitable for an ignorant society because a majority of donkeys will determine your fate.
- Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
2. El Estado de la Democracia en Estados Unidos: ¿República u Oligarquía?
Existe un consenso significativo entre los participantes de que el sistema político de EE. UU. no califica como una democracia funcional. Se argumenta que es una república constitucional, una oligarquía o una plutocracia, donde el poder real reside en las élites ricas y las corporaciones, y no en la representación popular.
- The fundamental mistake you seem to be making is assuming that democracy still exists in america.
- Weve literally never lived in a democracy. We live in what is supposed to be a constitutional republic. They are not the same thing. True democracy does not work.
- The usa system is evidently not democracy, as public opinion polls and government policies are rather radically divergent.
- A democracy where you have to worry about offending the oligarchy by electing the wrong candidates, for fear that theyll strike back and take your rights away, was never a democracy to begin with.
- Democracy is just an illusion, the 2 parties are controlled by the same puppet master, corporate america.
- The us can no longer call itself a democracy - it cant even pretend to be one. Not sure which title to use - dictatorship, monarchy, authoritarian autocracy, kleptocracy. But definitely not democracy.
3. Participación Ciudadana y la Fragilidad del Sistema.
La supervivencia de la democracia se vincula directamente con la acción y el compromiso de los ciudadanos. La apatía, la falta de educación cívica y la desinformación son vistas como amenazas existenciales, y se reitera que la democracia es un proceso continuo que requiere esfuerzo constante, no un derecho pasivo.
- Democracy is hard, it requires constant attention or else laws will move against you. But it is far better than the alternative of having no say at all.
- Democracy is not a spectator sport. We have been ignoring our role for far too long.
- The opposite of democracy is apathy. Dont give into helplessness.
- Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing.
- Democracy is a verb as far as i am concerned.
- The real threat to your democracy isnt the government, its the millions and millions of apathetic folks who cant be bothered to do anything to maintain your democracy.
- Democracy is the most fragile thing on earth, for what does it rest upon? you and me, and the fact that we agree to maintain it.