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Art Pearl Against the World Part 4: Democracy, what it isn’t

Art Pearl Against the World   4 Democracy, what it is and what it isn’t   I hope I have established that the world is in terrible shape. Torn apart by unending wars that have killed thousands, destroyed  infrastructure, generated swarms of refugees fleeing unmitigated horror with  fewer and fewer places to go. The war was not the only thing destroying the environment. Our modern ways of life, transportation that relies on fossil fuels, other energy use; pesticides with long half-lives, our diet, land use planning, population  growth  nearing or exceeding carrying capacity, all are taking its toll. A economy designed to distribute its wealth to an already tiny extremely wealthy minority dedicated to the principle ‘I got mine, I defy you to get yours.’ A government that doesn’t work unless you believe in doing everything possible  to keep the rich, ‘healthy, wealthy and safe and everyone else struggling just to keep nose above water.’ A retreat from so