tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post221502526926421850..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Daydreams of DemocracyGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83937281787242100422015-09-17T22:14:19.496-07:002015-09-17T22:14:19.496-07:00America's existential angst. Very interesting....America's existential angst. Very interesting.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-74932792894647228302015-09-17T22:14:11.850-07:002015-09-17T22:14:11.850-07:00America's existential angst. Very interesting....America's existential angst. Very interesting.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-34555891120513499062015-09-11T00:44:29.755-07:002015-09-11T00:44:29.755-07:00without an informed populace who will consider wit...without an informed populace who will consider with deliberation any matters set before it... the institution of self-government will devolve. and so now, power consolidates, and the old models will resume. ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-88222394999623726052015-09-10T07:50:48.908-07:002015-09-10T07:50:48.908-07:00I really liked how this poem progressed and you br...I really liked how this poem progressed and you brought it home with "45 million". <br />After my husband moved to Canada from the U.S., he said it did not take him long to have a totally different view of American politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-677913041402787872015-09-09T12:15:05.715-07:002015-09-09T12:15:05.715-07:00"the privileged pinatas of political posturin..."the privileged pinatas of political posturing" -- oh, my. So much THIS. Yep. De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-65596004970646178762015-09-09T10:15:38.203-07:002015-09-09T10:15:38.203-07:00"But when will it be more than a word?" ..."But when will it be more than a word?" This is a stellar write and you tell it true. Your line "the privileged pinatas of political posturing" is especially brilliant. A fantastic write. I can see you doing it at Spoken Word to much the same effect as the young woman in the video.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-43415409290781940012015-09-08T15:12:56.282-07:002015-09-08T15:12:56.282-07:00Something has happened to our democracy in recent ...Something has happened to our democracy in recent years. It is not the democracy I remember from a few decades ago. Some things have definitely been forgotten - or pushed aside - over the years. I am saddened really at the state of our country's politics today. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-5221550085952076002015-09-08T14:50:20.512-07:002015-09-08T14:50:20.512-07:00I adore Leonard Cohen! Nice piece, sadly these day...I adore Leonard Cohen! Nice piece, sadly these days I feel disenchanted with the world and the politicians that lie day in, and day out.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-53039738759049172322015-09-08T14:20:02.957-07:002015-09-08T14:20:02.957-07:00I find it ironic that the democratic system of the...I find it ironic that the democratic system of the USA is in shambles when it is the embodiment of free democracy in the world ~ I like the summation of your thoughts in the last 3 lines Glenn - when will democracy be more than a word ~ <br /><br />Thanks for joining in & have a good week ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-85035762095819294142015-09-08T14:00:42.857-07:002015-09-08T14:00:42.857-07:00 Democracy sounds so
Sweet to the ear, but when ... Democracy sounds so <br /> Sweet to the ear, but when will it<br /> Be more than a word? <br /><br />Quite a thought provoking question you have posed here.. perhaps the time shall come soon... Excellent write :)Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-13258415314236986642015-09-08T11:19:07.396-07:002015-09-08T11:19:07.396-07:00Oh Glenn... this is a wonderful political rant.. a...Oh Glenn... this is a wonderful political rant.. a beautiful response to Cohen's words.. Indeed we might wonder what true democracy is.. at least it's better than Putin's or ISIS's version... :-)brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-75455998871661750392015-09-08T11:15:22.515-07:002015-09-08T11:15:22.515-07:00We are not a democracy. That is a huge misconcepti...We are not a democracy. That is a huge misconception by most people in the public today. I dont know where our history teaching went wrong, but we are not a democracy. We are a representative democracy. The flaw in our system is that there is no choice on who we vote for, the representatives are determined by the parties - of course the primaries make it look like we have a choice, but it is between who the parties have chosen. Of course it takes money as well, so the reality is we have candidates that do not represent a large majority of the country.<br /><br />I think it might be more a pipedream of democracy, than a day dream.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.com