Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. This is the attitude that allowed the Roman Republic to become the Roman Empire. Chauvinism is not a quality to be admired in a democracy, because a president driven purely by their own ego corrodes the strength of the collective. Exploiting the flaws in a system instead of helping to fix them is the providence of the politician. But a leader must build bridges instead of walls. A leader must patch the cracks instead of widening them.
Democracy, perhaps society itself, is a woven fabric. Objective reality is the warp, individual belief the weft. We are faced with a president who wants to commandeer not only our political system, but our very notion of what is real. When did it become acceptable to continuously lie during a presidential debate? When did truth become a conquerable domain? I suppose despots have always waged a war against truth. But We, The People, are supposed to have access to reality. Democracy is supposed to self correct. Has it failed? Or do we simply have to vote?
Democracy, perhaps society itself, is a woven fabric. Objective reality is the warp, individual belief the weft. We are faced with a president who wants to commandeer not only our political system, but our very notion of what is real. When did it become acceptable to continuously lie during a presidential debate? When did truth become a conquerable domain? I suppose despots have always waged a war against truth. But We, The People, are supposed to have access to reality. Democracy is supposed to self correct. Has it failed? Or do we simply have to vote?
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