Ok, I agree that democracy, also known as mob rule, is wrong. The U.S. is a constitutional republic which has disintegrated into a system of rule by oligarchs or special interest but the thought of never revolting from Great Britain and being ruled by the system they now have and with the current "monarch" on the throne is revolting to me.
I think there's a slight sort of outrage on your part.
"Ok"..... like you're making a concession and wishing to hold back.... and then "revolting".
I understand- to question democracy is "
unAmerican". It's like saying you hate Jesus and apple pie. In fact, from a social standpoint it's sort of worse in how it's seen- these days it's perfectly accepted to hate Jesus.... but to question democracy.... now
that is beyond the pale.... allegedly.
I understand- on some level, people think it's a
sin to question democracy. Democracy is not supposed to be questioned, it's seen as being immoral and sort of like a blasphemy. To openly question democracy is to have basically committed an act of treason and I should be hanged, from a certain standpoint.
The United States is not like, say.... Japan. The United States is not an organic thing in the way that Japan is- or even, say, England. The English people really are from England, the Japanese really are from Japan.
Japan wasn't created by a revolution, England wasn't created by a revolution. The Japanese are one people, the English are one people.
The United States is a sort of melting pot of a bunch of different peoples. The United States is a sort of artificial creation in a sense- I say that as an observation, not as a criticism.
The US people are not held together by a common heritage in the way that Japanese, English or Spanish are.
The.... sort of basis..... the sort of foundation- is belief in democracy.
Democracy is the sort of foundation of the people's identity as a people. To question democracy is to question our very identity as a nation.
Now, some people might say "well we're actually a constitutional republic"..... I don't think "republic" really tells us much..... we're not living in the system of Plato's Republic..... at least not entirely in a literal sense.... maybe in spirit but not to the letter......
the system of the USSR.... you could say it was Communism, socialism, "state capitalism," "not-real-Communism," whatever you want to call it... whatever you want to call it, it's the same system.
The basis of the nation's identity is "democracy"- Wilson didn't talk about "making the world safe for constitutional republics," Bush didn't talk about bringing "constitutional republics" to the Middle East. The name of our common creed is Democracy. I know the scientific name may be "constitutional republic" or whatever.... however, what you call it doesn't really matter..... it's not as though we're being ruled by Plato's class of Guardians and there are no elections. Whether we call our system "democracy," "constitutional republic," "not-real-democracy", doesn't really matter. Whatever you call a rose it's still the same flower.
I talked about events that took place around 1776 and didn't say anything about us being ruled by the UK's monarchy in 2019. That comment was part of a sort of visceral reaction, I believe, to someone like myself having the nerve to question democracy rather than shut up, be thankful I don't live in North Korea and not question democracy.
Nevertheless, as much as questioning democracy is a taboo and engaging in questioning it may be seen as implying that I "hate America", am "unAmerican," unpatriotic and need to pack my bags and go to North Korea or some other foreign country- it is the very taboo nature of questioning democracy that makes questioning it all the more vital.