If democracy is backsliding in the USA as is reported, a reason may be the hierarchical indoctrination of We The People into compliance to authority.  We are repeatedly reminded that the USA “isn’t a democracy”, we are a Constitutional republic.  Of interest is the FACT that governments don’t do democracy, people do democracy, as heard on a Bill Moyers conversation.  Our public educational system has been tortured into a training to be compliant consumers and economic units in a system that panders to the 1%.  This seems tyrannical.

Militarism seems to be at the heart of many troublesome issues—-
https://went2thebridge.wordpress.com/2021/12/05/are-military-and-space-programs-victims-of-climate-crisis-or-perpetrators/    –During November I collaborated on a few COP 26 related projects, including a virtual presentation for the People’s Summit on behalf of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. I teamed up with Koohan Paik-Mander (GN board member in Hawaii) and Veterans for Peace members in the US (president Adrienne Kinne) and UK (David Collins) plus sponsoring organization the Institute for Policy Studies (Ashik Siddique) to present on US Militarism, Space Tech & Climate Crisis: the role of militarism in climate justice.–end of went2thebridge info–
Freedom suggests responsibility for one’s own actions.  Ongoing diminishing of the nobility of being responsible for one’s own life is contrary to authority.  http://orgs.utulsa.edu/spcol/?p=3231  –They argued that all witches are bad, therefore it is “theologically impossible” for good witches to exist. So, in summary, they were opposed to the character Glinda the GOOD witch. One of the parents stated, “I do not want my children seduced into godless supernaturalism”, arguing that the books promoted self-reliance rather than dependency on God to provide salvation.
Throughout the years the books have been opposed for their positive portrayals of femininity. Groups have opposed the ideal of savior female figures and the portrayal of powerful women on the same level as their male counterparts.–end of utulsa info–

Democracy left in the hands of bureaucrats and politicians becomes tyranny.https://www.voanews.com/a/activist-groups-take-cautious-approach-to-white-house-democracy-summit-/6338891.html           –That the United States should be convening a summit on democracy strikes some observers as ironic, given that outside organizations, including the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), have recently noted the country’s declining commitment to democratic values.–end of voanews info–
Presumption of ownership of an ideal seems all ready authoritarian—-https://popularresistance.org/summit-for-democracy-the-apex-of-hypocrisy/   –“Democracy is not a prerogative of a certain country or a group of countries, but a universal right of all peoples,” the joint Chinese-Russian statement says. “It can be realized in multiple ways, and no model can fit all countries. Whether a country’s path works depends on whether it meets the country’s realities, …and brings about economic development, social stability and progress, and better lives for the people. Ultimately, it relies on the support of the people and will be proven by its contribution to human progress.” (In terms of popular support, China seems to be doing better than the U.S.)–end of popularresistance info–
American oligarchs threaten Americans that they will “move to another nation”, if we pick on them.  Really?—-https://popularresistance.org/how-china-is-taking-on-billionaires-and-big-tech-to-combat-inequality/   –China is imposing harsh regulations on private education, big tech, and billionaires. The new Cold Warriors in the U.S. government and media call these moves authoritarian, leftward tyranny, and bad for business.
But Chinese president Xi Jinping calls it part of a “common prosperity” agenda to create a more equitable society on the road to building socialism.–end of popularresistance info–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY60xaKPcvI —Wow! The DOPAMINE HACK that will WAKE YOU UP!

We have much work to do. 

We deserve better.      https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!
Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.I———————–That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.