Clinton_W

Democracy: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. This is the dictionary definition of democracy but is a tad far from the truth. I believe that the term "power" is generally thought of as a forceful word, but I feel it is too strong to use in the definition. Yes, I have power, but it is an insignificant amount as to cause a direct change personally. I believe that the power I have is ill-used and that the strength I can personally exert onto my government is almost futile. I feel as though I am just another grain of sand in the grand scheme that is the government. Yes, I believe I am a free man and am blessed to be born in a country where the government doesn't rule with a totalitarian hand, and yes I believe that I am allowed to do as much as I put my mind to in this country, but as far as my power goes to personally affect the government, I feel inferior. The way I look at democracy may be rather pessimistic, but my inner thoughts on the matter is that I am unable to control what's happening on a national scale. I will partake in the elections for our country but I personally will not feel responsible for the final outcome.

Another of my thoughts on democracy is that it is a sense of population control. I think that my government tries to make the citizen feel empowered, which in and of itself is necessary for our country to run proficiently, but I just feel it is just a mechanism of control. I feel that our government runs much better than many other nations' but the point i'm trying to get across is that I look at the government as a way of herding the people into thinking they're having a direct impact on the flow of our country, which is true, but the lone citizen's power is a very insignificant force.