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July 2013 The Charlotte Observer 10B
Today’s Obituaries
Democracy
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA—Democracy,
born in the United States of American on 4 July 1776, died today after nearly 50
years of declining influence. Originally
born to be for the people and by the people, Democracy had become, over the
past several decades, slowly corrupted by capitalistic, money-grubbling
fat-cats who infiltrated its ideals and acted on them much like a slow growing
but no less serious, fatal cancer.
Democracy
saw many triumphs during its lifetime: the abolition of slavery, the legalization
of voting rights for women, and the creation of Civil Rights chief among them. At
the time of its death, Democracy was actively engaged in LGBT rights, and was
showing some success in this area, when it died.
Survivors
of Democracy include everyone who values love, acceptance, and equality. Memorial gifts may be made to any library,
where it is hoped that future generations may read and learn about Democracy.
(Inspired
by Erika’s Demo today and our discussion of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas
Jefferson’s ideas of democracy.)
This is one of your favorite Institute pieces and I see why! Reading it makes me kind of sad, though. Something great that was started with so much hope is dying before our eyes. Crazy thought...what would happen if Democracy was turned into a ZOMBIE?!?
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