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**lrtoinbert** · 02-25-2007, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by GePap

Interest groups are those sections of the public that have taken collective action to sway politicians towards doing what they want.

Its great to think that politicians should think of the public as a whole, including the masses of people who show no interest in politics and do nothing to further their interests in this area, but that will never happen, because its not human nature.

The problem with democracy is that its a form of government that demands participation from the people. If the people are the sovereign, then they need to get off their ass and act like it. Democracy does not work with lazy citizens. Unfortunately, in modern American politics, participation requires money. When average citizens are struggling to make ends meet, how can they be expected to contribute to the political process? It's easy to accuse the public of being lazy. But to do so would be to completely ignore the reality of the situation.

02-25-2007, 06:20 PM	#10
lrtoinbert Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	Originally posted by GePap Interest groups are those sections of the public that have taken collective action to sway politicians towards doing what they want. Its great to think that politicians should think of the public as a whole, including the masses of people who show no interest in politics and do nothing to further their interests in this area, but that will never happen, because its not human nature. The problem with democracy is that its a form of government that demands participation from the people. If the people are the sovereign, then they need to get off their ass and act like it. Democracy does not work with lazy citizens. Unfortunately, in modern American politics, participation requires money. When average citizens are struggling to make ends meet, how can they be expected to contribute to the political process? It's easy to accuse the public of being lazy. But to do so would be to completely ignore the reality of the situation.
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