- Author | 1956 -
With attention deficit democracy, I am trying to wake up people to how the combination of mass ignorance, fear mongering by the government, and lying politicians is putting our entire system of government to a death spiral.
James Bovard
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If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.
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Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.
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This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal.
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Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.
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The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.
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Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.
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