Democracy Over 'Capitalism' in Moore's Eyes

Critical question: What are the opportunities and challenges of a democracy?

I think having a democracy would be good if the American people were more involved in the right

way to vote. We have two main parties, Democrats and Republicans and that is what people are

focused on. I take my mom for example. She is a republican and though she may see some good

points on the democratic side, she still continues to say that she will never choose that side

because of their values......well not every single person has the same values, it doesn’t matter

what side you are on. With that said, I think right now creating a democracy; the American

people would not know how to handle it. We need to learn to get along better and take negative

criticism and turn it into something positive that could be a fun and yet rewarding challenge for all

people. I know it is said that the United States is operated under a democracy, but the people

who have power are really all for themselves......isn't that capitalism? Those who have power only

care about getting to the top. They don't care how it happens, as long as they are at the top.

The ones at the top are the ones who have attended the finest schools and have had any and all

great opportunities in their path in life. The beginning of the first chapter gives an excellent

example of the Titanic. The first and third class passengers were seperated. The third class

passengers did not have the same food, entertainment and experience as the first class

passengers because of the differences in life styles. But don't you think that if each person really

did have the same opportunites in life, that our democracy really would be a democracy and not

have a question about being a form of capitalism? I do, but I think the "first class" citizens would

be put at a disadvantage because there are more "third class" citizens.

Critical Question: Can Democracy and Capitalism coexist?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Katznelson, Ira, Mark Kesselman and Alan Draper. The Politics of Power. 5th ed, United States: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006.

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