Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:45 PM

I WANT to be ruled by the top 1%

The top 1% in intelligence and
The top 1% in compassion and
The top 1% in tolerance

NOT the top 1% in Greed and
NOT the top 1% in Ignorance and
NOT the top 1% in Intolerance which is what we have right now.

Which top 1% do you want to see in power in this country?

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
I WANT to be ruled by the top 1% (Original post)	Speck Tater	Jan 2012	OP
your 1%, obviously	niyad	Jan 2012	#1
love your framing	rurallib	Jan 2012	#2
I'll go with yours.	redqueen	Jan 2012	#3
I prefer not to be ruled myself.	tk2kewl	Jan 2012	#4
In a proper democracy the people rule, politicians should be our servants.	Odin2005	Jan 2012	#5
But in reality, they serve us in a "ruling" sort of way.	Speck Tater	Jan 2012	#6

Response to Speck Tater (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:48 PM

niyad (24,173 posts)

1. your 1%, obviously

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Response to Speck Tater (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:48 PM

rurallib (31,152 posts)

2. love your framing

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Response to Speck Tater (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:49 PM

redqueen (102,450 posts)

3. I'll go with yours.

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Response to Speck Tater (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:19 PM

tk2kewl (12,648 posts)

4. I prefer not to be ruled myself.

But if I wanted to choose someone to represent my interests I would chose one that fit into your first grouping.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:23 PM

Odin2005 (48,255 posts)

5. In a proper democracy the people rule, politicians should be our servants.

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Response to Odin2005 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:33 PM

Speck Tater (10,618 posts)

6. But in reality, they serve us in a "ruling" sort of way.

We elect leaders because their general philosophy comes close to our own, and then we turn them loose to do the day to day business of running the country.

I think it's more correct to say that in a working democracy the people do not rule, they choose who will rule them. We've all got other things to do with our lives; jobs, children, school, caring for elderly parents, mowing the lawn, fixing the broken water heater. Realistically, we don't have time to "rule" the country, so we delegate that job to a person of our choosing.

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