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 In his article "Is Democracy in a Death Spiral?" Patrick Buchanan writes - "Not only do we disagree on God, gays, and guns, but on politics and ideology, morality and faith, right and wrong. One-half of America sees the other as 'a basket of deplorables … racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic … bigots.'" Winston Churchill once said, "democracy is the worst political system... until you consider all the others" - it's inefficient, fraught with bickering, it can be overrun by the masses or favor the rich and powerful, etc. But ballots are better than bullets. Voting may be imperfect and the results at times distorted by ballot-box stuffing, but it's better than killing each other over our differences. Toleration of others' viewpoints can only work if all sides agree to practice tolerance. When one side accuses the other of various criminalized phobias, then tolerance has ceased to exist. Is our society really in a death spiral, or is Buchanan overstating his case simply for the sake of emphasis? The basis for any successful democracy is for a society to have shared culture, beliefs, and values. The vast majority of original colonists were Europeans and shared basically Christian beliefs and values: a God of love and justice Who forgives our shortcomings, the values of freedom and human dignity, etc. Now the U.S. is trending toward a Latino-African-Asian majority and many competing belief systems including agnostic scientism and hedonistic secular materialism. The problem is well stated, but what is the solution? Read the full article to get the whole story! And subscribe below to get our free weekly newsletter: |