Al’s BRIEFBLOG

Democracy is the best system of government that humans have come up with; though variations on the theme have resulted in a categorization by the “Economist Intelligence Unit” into four types: these are Full Democracies, Flawed Democracies, Hybrid Regimes, and Authoritarian Regimes. The entire undertaking is considered a very messy experiment with some very messy outcomes.

The very nature of democracy makes it all at once strong, fragile, malleable, beautiful, ugly, seductive, and alienating. That said democracy can also be a safe harbor in a turbulent sea of opinions and aggression, as well as a formidable foe to those who would usurp its philosophy of governance by the people. In Greece, where democracy is thought to have been born, this philosophy of governing is defined as “a government in which state power is vested in the general population of a state”.

The current Republican candidate for President of the United States is a feckless, navel-gazing, dictator wannabe. Democracy in the United States suffered greatly under his ham-fisted lack of intelligent governess from 2016 – 2020. I realize that I am “preaching to the choir”. However, I wanted to set the stage for future “BriefBlogs” that will be coming in this USA election season.

I write what I write as a proud Radical Liberal Lunatic.

-Al Obert