1764 The Essence of Democracy

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Seeing that their students were forced into a corner by Cui Zhengyuan, unable to parry, the teacher behind them came out.

An old professor who looked about the same age as Shen Taifeng stood up, his head full of silver threads and a clear face showed how wise and knowledgeable he was at this time.

The old professor did not announce his name, but said directly: "There are opposing voices, which shows that our rulers are still not doing what they should be. If the representatives of all the parties involved were brought together for discussion, I believe that an outcome would be satisfactory to all. And this is the essence of democracy. Let everyone have the ability and opportunity to speak freely and express their own demands, only in this way can our country and society achieve true perfection, right? ”

Comparatively speaking, the students at the scene have been deeply baptized by democratic ideas for many years. It is obviously not so easy to get them to accept Cui Zhengyuan's theory.

Just after they had fallen into distress, the old professor's words showed them the way.

Yes, it doesn't matter if you have a disagreement. Isn't the core idea of democracy to listen to the opinions of all parties and take into account the interests of all parties and come up with a decision that is easier to implement and produce results?

As a result, the professor's speech was quickly responded to by everyone, but the thunderous applause seemed to be like Cui Zhengyuan's demonstration.

In the face of the surging emotions, Cui Zhengyuan still looked as usual. His smile never changed, as if there were many people in front of him, like dead things such as grass, trees, bamboo, and stones.

And in the face of this respected old professor, he didn't care about the other party's authority. He nodded casually, but the sharpness in his words was unprecedentedly sharp.

"Sounds good, like it's foolproof. How long will this negotiation take? Days, months, or years? If all state affairs are so dragged on and on, won't everything be delayed? Other countries are developing at a high rate. Only we are still doing things slowly, and in the long run, are we not lagging behind? In addition, although this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, what if it is not passed in the end? After spending so much time on the discussions, and not achieving the desired results, I really don't know what the need for such a so-called democracy is. ”

The old professor stood in place, his face turning pale and rapidly changing.

Seriously, he wasn't annoyed and angry, thinking that Cui Zhengyuan didn't respect the old and the virtuous. Rather, he is no different from many students, and he has never discerned the trap of this democratic idea that has spread from the United States.

Yes, that's right. In Cui Zhengyuan's view, this idea of democracy is a trap that the United States has planted for the whole world that cannot be resolved.

Because on the surface of this ideological theory, everything is so beautiful, and it feels like the people are the masters of the country.

However, in fact, none of the countries and regions that have built their social systems according to this theory have done a good job, and on the contrary, they will slowly become a mess.

This is true in South Korea, it is true in Europe, and it is true in Africa. Even the United States itself suffers from this.

In fact, in American politics, there have always been two kinds of contests: political lordship and chaebol dominance.

Before World War II, the United States was not the world's largest power, and its influence was not as strong as it is today.

The United States of that period. In fact, it is still in the position of learning. The goal of their study was Europe, the center of the world at that time.

And the economic crisis of 1929, in addition to helping the United States lay the foundation for its rise, also brought about a consequence. That is the emergence and rise of political lords.

As we all know, Franklin. Roosevelt was one of the greatest presidents in American history.

It was under his leadership that the United States overcame the effects of the economic crisis. Through World War II, he sought the status of the world's largest power and became the hegemon of the world.

But don't forget, Frankley. In addition to being a great president, Roosevelt also came from a political family with tradition.

His distant uncle Theodore. Roosevelt also served as president of the United States, and Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt's wife was Theodore. Roosevelt's niece.

Politics in the United States has always been controlled by the plutocracy.

Huge economic trusts such as Rockefeller, Morgan, and DuPont rely on incomparably powerful financial resources to control all the power of the country, and even determine the choice of president.

However, the economic crisis of 1929 caused the American economy to encounter an unprecedented crisis. Even these top economic giants have suffered heavy losses and are no longer in their former glory.

Coupled with the reality of the economic crisis, so they had to acquiesce to Franklin. Roosevelt's series of reforms that worked well, but seemed deviant under capitalism.

By today's point of view, Roosevelt's whole set of methods to save the economy from the crisis was a replica of wartime communism.

A country that advocates its own capitalism has to rely on communist economic methods to save the crisis.

Isn't it ironic?

But it happened so really, and it had an unparalleled effect, helping the United States break through the barriers of Europe and begin to show its power around the world.

Similarly, because of his brilliant governing history, Roosevelt was deeply respected and completely controlled the power of the entire country.

And when the Second World War ended, the Cold War began. In order to compete with the Soviet Union for world hegemony, the overall political needs of the United States forced the plutocracy, which had lost its dominant power, to endure for the time being. Lest there really be a third world war, and everything will be completely finished.

This is why, after the transitional Truman, the president who came to power would be a military man like Eisenhower.

Naturally, in order to deal with the real threat of the Soviet Union, the United States believed that a military president with rich experience in war would be able to lead the United States well in resisting the expansion of communism once a major war broke out.

It is a pity that the Cold War will always be a Cold War and cannot become a hot war. Fearful of each other, and the advent of devastating nuclear weapons, the United States and the Soviet Union were unable to achieve an overwhelming advantage over each other.

After Eisenhower, the successor president was Kennedy.

Unfortunately, Kennedy, like Roosevelt, was a well-known political family. If nothing else, follow this trend. The political family will dominate American politics from now on.

But the unexpected happened, and that was the assassination of Kennedy. Not only Kennedy, but his younger brother Robert . Kennedy was similarly assassinated.

Since then, the monopoly of the political family in the American political circles has been completely broken, and the chaebols, who have regained their strength and endured for a long time, once again take control of American politics.

President Kennedy was assassinated after his Vice President Lyndon Kennedy. Johnson succeeded as president.

Looking at Johnson's resume, you can see that this person is from Texas. And this is where the oil tycoon Rockefeller consortium began.

In fact, since then, the struggle between the political lords and the chaebols for the dominance of the state has not stopped. In the Cuban Missile Crisis that followed, President Nixon was on the verge of taking the lead.

The result was a Watergate scandal. led to his disgraceful resignation. And the person who took over his authority was President Ford.

Listen to the name, President Ford, who can believe that he has nothing to do with the car tycoon Ford Group?

Most importantly, President Ford, like his vice president, is a vice president and president who took over without being elected.

And his vice president, named Nelson. Rockefeller.

Just look at President Ford's achievements during his presidency, and one of the most famous events was the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops, which completely pulled the United States out of the quagmire of Vietnam.

The deeper the United States is in Vietnam. The most unfortunate are the major chaebols. That's why after President Ford, whom they supported, took office, these plutocrats couldn't wait to shrink their power.

However, the military operations that have been dealt with for many years have still caused great trouble to the US economy. Coupled with the outbreak of a general economic crisis, the power of the chaebols has once again been weakened.

One trades off the other. When the chaebols lose power, it is a good opportunity for the politicians to start to raise their heads.

This has become more and more evident since President George H.W. Bush took office.

After him, President Clinton and President George W. Bush were all outstanding representatives of political families.

Perhaps that Comrade Ao Guanhai is the last struggle of chaebol politics.

Because judging by the current political situation in the United States, people who are capable of becoming presidents in the future. It won't be Hillary. Clinton is George W. Bush.

Looking at their names and family relationships, they are a fresh example of the family's control of national politics.

Why the United States, after years of practicing seemingly beautiful democracy. Gradually, it began to enter an oligarchy situation controlled by political forces?

It is clear that the far-sighted people in this country that originated modern democracy are also aware of the powerful shortcomings of democratic politics.

All countries that practice Western democracy have a great problem that cannot be solved. It's inefficient, and it's all about each other.

As long as it is politics, there will be interests involved.

In a democratic political system, everyone is allowed to have a voice and has the power to interfere in politics. As a result, the opposition is often opposed purely for the sake of opposition.

Regardless of whether the policies of the ruling party are good or bad, they will find countless reasons to oppose them.

And in a democratic political system, everyone is also very powerful and wealthy, and it is possible to do this.

Some people may wonder why the opposition parties with good policies will also obstruct it.

You think, your ruling party's policies are so good, aren't ordinary people benefiting from their implementation? These people who have votes have received benefits, who will they think of?

That's the ruling party, of course.

In this case, in the next election, the people will be grateful for the benefits of the ruling party, and of course they will vote for them. So if the ruling party continues to do so, will the opposition parties still have a chance to come to power?

Even if you don't want your ruling party to win over the people, you can't let your good policies continue.

Besides, there is no perfect policy in this world that can benefit everyone in the country. So it's not too easy to find reasons to oppose a policy.

Think about it, under such a political system, can you expect a country to develop in a good direction? (To be continued......)