The Inherent Strength of a Democracy

A stable democracy does not exist unless the like-minded voters are identified and work to be "precinct-based nation-wide" organized to sustain their constitution's freedom into the future of their nation.

My own observation from events here in the UK (and I daresay in the US), is that the public's agenda is never acknowledged. It is hijacked by celebrity journalists and their political contemporaries who speak over our heads in language and over priorities which most of us find bizarre.
The most pressing problem on both sides of the Atlantic is the crisis in immigration which threatens our very existence. And yet the media remain resolutely silent on the issue.

It seems to me that the mainstream media are a force for bad, not for good, in our political system. They are a force in the hands of a small cozy coterie of people that use their influence to sway the vote in favor of their own ideological penchants when they democratic mission should be to provide information that are as complete and as honest as possible to let the citizen decide by themselves. As long as this is not achieved the political system will be biased and democracy in danger.

An excellent analysis of the importance of a democratic system and democratic values.

Toe have a working democracy, effective and just. There must be
1. A sense of shame
2. True citizens aware of their responsibility and their duty.
3. No interference from a rule based political ideology such as Sharia.
4. No sense of dictatorship or totalitarianism.

It is also possible to have both a monarchy and democracy, as we are presently celebrating in the UK. We are the luckiest country in the world to have Elizabeth our Queen, above politics and full of experience and wisdom. She has seen 14 Prime Ministers come and go from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson and she is still there.

The current dilemna we are in is that we have the illusion of democracy, but the reality of totalitarianism. Everybody knows that there is something wrong with our system, but most are not smart enough to understand it, or to know what to do about it. When the people are unable to change the ruling monarchy, history says that it will not end well.

"Peaceful change"; thank you for this. When an autocrat gets elected, he resists "a peaceful transfer of power" when he loses and telegraphs that move in advance.

Unfortunately, today the problems faced by democratic governments is the underlying lack of a moral compass in society. Everyone wants to do what is 'right' in their own eyes. Consequently government is faced with a barrage of conflicting opinions resulting in the loudest media coverage influencing outcomes.
We need to get back to a Christian society - the society that gave us the very institutions that made the West. We are rapidly becoming a people without a united world view. We are in fact lost.

We must not forget that a pure democracy can be used (e.g. Venezuela) to establish a dictatorship. That's the main reason the Left is feverishly trying so hard to convince the American electorate that the Electoral College should be abolished. If that came to be, we're toast.

Good thoughts Lawrence. The current problem we Americans face, even all of us who are very concerned and active or follow politics and even engage people who are open to civil discourse is:

Biden or Biden via his cabinet, and perhaps regular advice from his former boss, and the radical progressive wing of his party - have done such monumental, unprecedented damage, starting from the day of his inauguration canceling the XL pipeline, the surrender of Afghanistan with stranded citizens and allies and loss of multi billions in top-flight military equipment - errant policies leading to weakness on the world stage - crisis after crisis, etc.,etc., may cause damage that will be hard to recover from.

I'm concerned as with Ukraine, our other enemies may strike before we can ready ourselves to respond.

What enemies? Russia as we've seen - China rattling - Erdogan - Kim - and what I consider our most "unmentionable and underrated enemy - Islam in all its forms - which is quietly spreading and multiplying worldwide, to include our own western societies, I'm sure you know.

That's my deep concern. Always appreciate many of the Gatestone writers.

We in the U.S. have a Republic, which is much a better form of democracy.

Well said! Viva Democracy!