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Letter to the editor: Overuse of ‘democracy’ is concerning

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1 Min Read Nov. 24, 2019 | 6 years Ago
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Can you recall when such unusually frequent use of the word “democracy” was used and abused? Doesn’t the overuse of the word evoke concern — akin to the concern when repeatedly hearing “trust me”?

Isn’t it amazing that elementary and high school children learned that the brilliant results of our forefathers’ efforts, with God’s help, produced a government form that is a “constitutional, federated republic” with nary a reference to democracy, and its basis of majority rule to “control” people?

And isn’t it our responsibility and duty to guard against liberals whose bent is skewed toward more control of people by the government rather than more control of the government “of the people, by the people and for the people”?

This is not a case of benign intrusion into our way of life, so shouldn’t we recognize and expose this harmful and apparently insidious episode that reeks of socialism?

Will you please consider these verses?

Be careful to avoid “giving away the house.”

It is time to unveil the ones who are crass.

Is each one who “spouts” democracy a louse?

Whose party symbol fittingly rhymes with “pass”?

Albert E. Depew

Buffalo Township

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