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Is it... A form of democracy wherein the populous uses a selection of elected representatives and a framework of a near immutable law set to guide the representatives in governing for the best interest of all citizens?
Indeed. So clearly you're in the group that knows. Now the real question is... How big is each group?
Considering the intention of the public education system to improve the understanding of the populous has been degraded to the point where basic civics is not taught and we're lucky if graduates are even functionally literate, I'd say that people who understand what our government is supposed to be and what it's supposed to do is fairly small.
And unfortunately, that's the whole fucking point. A uninformed population is an easily manipulated population.
Yeah. Agreed. Specifically regarding education, I trace the exponential decline back to No Child Left Behind.
Anyone know of another massive attack on education that predates that? Aside from wider systemic corruption, I mean sufficient targeting at Education.
yes, but i'm arguing that democracy being applied in other methods is not understood by the average American. they assume it means how i defined it which is why i think it's the only version most people are discussing that aren't politically minded.
Funny enough, this is basic civics that should have been taught in middle school