Vote for democracy, not autocracy
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Editor,
Hopefully our nation of voting citizens will decide against falling into a Trump style autocratic system of government and opt to retain our democratic system of government. As a nation, we are right now close to making that decision.
For a democracy to work and operate well requires patience and political patriotism. It requires human beings in positions of power to think, speak, and act from qualities which transcend “lust for power” and selfish decision making. We, in the voting public, need to believe in and respond positively to our collective power in this regard.
And, of course, our many and varied ways of just living our lives causes public confusion and consternation. Much of this needs to be put aside when, in our democracy, certain decisions affecting us all need to be made. In a true democratic form of government this can be exhausting at times.
Personally, my spiritual beliefs and my attempts to bring these to life in my thinking, speaking and acting often transcend all the chaos in the world. In any case, I firmly believe that we all are created in the image and likeness of God, with is Love.
Bob McClellan
Missoula
