01-03-2010 – Yo Sausage « //LucasHutmacherDotCom

01-03-2010 – Yo Sausage

Because force is held in reserve and the control is not complete, we can call ourselves a ‘democracy.’ True, the openings and the flexibility make a such society more desirable place to live. But they also create a more effective form of control. We are less likely to object if we can feel that we have a ‘pluralist’ society, with two parties instead of one, three branches of government instead of one-man rule, and various opinions in the press instead of one official line.

A close look at this pluralism shows that it is very limited. We have the kinds of choices that are given in multiple-choice tests, where you can choose a, b, c, or d. Bue e, f, g, and h are not even listed.

And so we have the Democratic and Republican parties (choose a or b), but no others are really tolerated or encouraged or financed. Indeed there is a law limiting the nationally televised presidential debates to the two major parties.