Shifting sands of democracy?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="sands">sands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>.” <span word="Shifting">Shifting</span> <span word="sands">sands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="by">by</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="support">support</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="along">along</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deported">deported</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="inveterate">inveterate</span> <span word="liars">liars</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hint">hint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="sands">sands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="stationary">stationary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> (<span word="shifting">shifting</span>) – <span word="little">little</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>.</p>
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