What Happened To Our Democracy?

Dwight Eisenhower warned against the Unitedwhy.
States becoming predominatelydependent onWe have been conditioned to believe a strong
military power as a means for its security. Themilitary is the best way todefend our country, but
biggestchange in American democratic historywhen that military power jeopardizes our
came about as a result of World Warsecurityand safety because our leaders are
II and the introduction of the nuclear bomb. Fromabusing it for purposes other then todefend our
the mid 40's to the earlycountry, we should not be surprised.
50's two different directions became available forBeing civilized and living in Peace is the sacrifice we
our government to choosefrom.have made formilitary power.
One direction was for our government toThey say when you live by the sword you die by
embrace the principles of the newlyformed Unitedthe sword and we now livetotally by the sword.
Nations, which was originally handed all the toolsThere was a time when it was patriotic to defend
necessaryto civilize this world through a systemour country and democraticway of life, which was
of International Law and Orderbased on theback when our democracy was one that was by
establishment of an International Bill of Humanthepeople, for the people, and of the people.
Rights.Today, our government is corporate controlled,
After the devastation of World War II the worldwhich means we havesacrificed our democratic
came to realize future warsusing nuclear weaponsrights, freedoms, security, and safety to defenda
could destroy this world and a new systemgovernment, which is by the corporations, for the
forproviding a more peaceful and civilizedcorporations, and ofthe corporations.
existence in this world was needed,thus theThis was not part of the original deal when our
United Nations was formed.democracy was formed.
The other direction governments could take wasNowhere in our Constitution, Declaration of
to pursue militaryexpansionism with nuclearIndependence, or Bill of Rightsdoes it mention the
weapons to ensure their defense.American people must yield their democracy to
Once one single country pursued this path othersthecorporate powers.
were forced to follow andthe overall purpose ofThe reason our democracy was formed was to
the United Nations was nullified.be self-governing and get awayfrom totalitarian
Today the American people have becomerule. The first paragraph of the Declaration of
oppressed slaves to their militarypower and haveIndependence states clearly the obligation to
been forced to give up their democratic rightspreserve our democracy restsquarely with the
and freedomsfor their security.American people, yet the American people are so
Ben Franklin stated, once you give up your libertyobliviousto their democratic responsibilities they
and democratic rightsfor your security, youhave allowed their democracy tofail. A democracy
deserve neither. The cost the American peopleis only as strong as the people who participate in
havehad to pay for their military power is being ait.
constant target alwayshaving to defend itselfThomas Jefferson stated; this democracy would
from those who wish not to be militarilyonly last about two hundredand fifty years before
dominatedby the U.S. government.the people must decide to rebuild it or let itrevert
The American people and their democracy hasback to totalitarian rule. We have been at it for
been oppressed and dominated byfear as a resulttwo hundred andthirty four years now, with
of their military power and expansionism.sixteen years left to decide.
The United States government is now the mostIf the American people are satisfied with being
barbaric, brutal, anduncivilized country in the worldoppressed by fear as aresult of our their military
and has been responsible for more deathspower, which is controlled by a corporate
(approximately seven million people killed) then anyrungovernment then they should do nothing, but
other country sincethe mid 1950's.they should understand it wasthey who failed
The strange thing is the American people acttheir democracy and they have no one to blame
shocked when someone attackstheir countrybutthemselves.
(911, the USS Cole, etc) and can't understand