Masses No Telites Rule The Government

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George Bernard Shaw once said: “Democracy substitutes election
by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few...”
While I don’t have nearly such a bleak outlook on our method of
Government, Mr. Shaw does hold an iota of truth in his quotation. In a
perfect world, where everyone is informed, intelligent, and aware of
their system of administration, democracy would work perfectly. In a
world where there are different personalities, dissimilar concerns and
divergent points of view, democracy falls short of the ideal of having
all people being equal. Especially when the people are misrepresented by a bunch of hypocritical, racist, majorities such as our government. Please don’t get me wrong our government is the best in the world and we have a lot of great leaders, but many of the elite chosen should not be even categorized by such a word as “elite.” I believe the masses with the entire there beautiful differences hold democratic values strong. Democracy is differences in people and differences in opinion and the right to exercise them. Which people still do today without anyone telling them to.
I believe that democratic values have survived from the voices of the masses not the elite’s. The government is represented by votes not truths. The people we elect to office sometimes have a hard time telling truths. None the less votes our votes make decisions on whom runs the show. Our votes change school issues and community issues. The sad thing really is that not even all of us vote in major elections. People vote to exercise their democratic rights; if only 70% vote, then 70% control 100% of the government. Voting without adequate understanding and choosing candidates for the wrong reasons are symptoms of voting for the sake of voting and not taking an active interest in how our country is run. Instead of making an effort to understand issues and party fundamentals, too many ignorant peopl...