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In reply to the discussion: Presidents should be questioned and confronted, not idolized [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)They deserve to hear from the people they supposedly represent. They WORK FOR US. Somewhere along the way, some people seem to have diefied elected officials on both sides of the political spectrum, forgetting who placed them in the positions they hold and WHY.
We still CLAIM to be a democracy and so long as we keep pretending that is what we are, the people have the obligation to make sure they do not become apathetic about what their elected officials are doing on their behalf.
Otoh, if we are no longer a democracy, then stop pretending we are so we can all stop acting like citizens who are equal in every way to those we elect. Let's just bow down to our 'leaders' and go on with our lives, giving them the benefit of the doubt, hoping they really will do what is best for us.
It worked for centuries, not very well for the people, but certainly for the 'ruling class'. We are not supposed to have a 'ruling class'. We are supposed to have a democratically elected government. There IS a huge difference.