Oh those myths!

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  L. B. Mek February 24th, 2022 05:01

  if we could all imbue, one tenth
  of the passion in this poem
  to the interest we have
  when choosing who to vote for
  in that cyclical
  four year self-defeating mirage
  we title 'a democracy'.
  (but dear poet
  were we to abandon our strive
  for a 'genuinely' democratic society
  we would soon divulge our reality
  into limitless anarchy
  and have to rebuild again, to find our humanity..
  we too quickly forget, Why
  'tribe culture' was a necessity
  and not a choice
  at the outset of civilisation, see
  cocooned behind our double glazed windows
  and snugged-up beneath our warm duvets
  we far, too readily forget
  in a world where the majority don't look-out for each other
  and only the strong and powerful
  rule without any containment system
  to limit their abuse of power
  we would sharply regress to days of feudal, subservient reality
  or Tyrannical chaos
  and then this very words, you type
  with such assured belief, in your right
  to express yourself
  would be excuse enough, to lose your life...
  So yes, dear impassioned poet
  please, please
  write your Truth, but be mindful
  to include humanity's past mistakes
  within your scope of insight and wisdom
  'change
  for the sake of change, itself
  is futility: defined!'
  we must Progress
  never, allow ourselves to Regress!)
  a Great write! thank you for choosing to share, dear Poet
  and I loved these lines:
  'Between a corrupt right and a decadent left?
  Is that the future?
  A vote between black and white it certainly isn't!
  It is all painted in the same foul grey,
  Marking the average man's grave!
  And all of this because we believe in it!'
  (may, that
  rationality lighthouse
  of the centre
  never dim or flounder)
  'that's the promise held
  in our ballot boxes)

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    MerdanFebruary 24th, 2022 07:28

    Thank you for your comment.
    Since it seems that my poem left it rather "out in the Open" what I believe is better.
    I do not believe we should abolish democracy or go to some form of anarchist society, I merely expressed by issues with how it currently is, you may have seen that I did not offer a "solution", as an alternative system, that is due to my believe that at the current there is none. The greatest strenght and biggest weakness of democracy is that anyone can vote and that most people will fall for the lies of a demagogue appearing like a demi-god.
    
    I do agree that regression is not something we can allow ourselves to happen, however progress is too thinly defined, progress to where? Progressivism is a ship of good will taken over by the Pirates that is cancel culture, which in itself is no lesser evil then any other form of censorship.

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  ProfessionalPaperDigester February 24th, 2022 05:23

  The hardest choices are when both lead to ruin. Why the hell we thought it a good idea to have one man rule over millions, especially with how easy it is to let it get to their head.

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    MerdanFebruary 24th, 2022 07:31

    The general issue is the two sidedness of peace, central goverments are much more efficient in matters as war and in history more centralized states conquered the less centralized ones because they could amass more resources and manpower then states that are ruled by a group of aristocrats.
    We developed a need for central goverment simply out of fear of a hostile one conquering us, peace needs both sides to agree, war only one to disagree after all.

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  Bella Shepard February 26th, 2022 12:55

  The beauty of this site is the freedom of expression! I respect your views and admit I feel the same about many of the things you've said. We seem to be losing our collectiveness and becoming individual satellites just circling each other, waiting opportunistically to have an advantage. I appreciate your voice.