[Often in the process of electing political officials, the voices
and ideas of candidates other than those offered by the two major
political parties, fall upon deaf ears. This creates a

streamlining of the views held by political hopefuls, forcing
them to conform to the standard beliefs and ethical systems that
are already in practice. Unfortunately, this also brings into

being a situation that leaves the average American citizen with
a fortuitously basic choice, conservative or liberal (example
a:1). Notable critics of this process include Tocqueville, who

stated that "democracy breeds mediocrity". This is not to say
that democracy itself is undesirable, it does however point to
the possibility that democracy coupled with capitalism authors

an environment that is antithetical to itself. It takes
government from the hands of the people, and delivers it into
the hands of those whose sole interest is the profit of

themselves and of those they are most closely affiliated with
(i.e. the American Medical $$#ociation fighting legislation that
would provide universal healthcare; big oil companies, lumber

companies, chemical / pharmaceutical companies, and commercial
restaurant chains fighting environs-mental legislation that
would impose on the profitability of their business interests;

the American Lawyers $$#ociation lobbying against tort reform,
which would make the laws understandable to the average
American, and lawsuit reduction acts.) These forces in mind, the

American public is pitted against its national enemies, its
political defectors, the media, big business, the Federal
government, and itself. Opportunely, in a democracy people do

have a voice, if they choose to use it. A voice not used is a
voice stolen.]


"mercy. victim. of your own ego's creed. of your own
postulation. maintain your pure design. your pride. too many
punches pulled. iscariotic lips. betrayal of your own words, and

actions. unmoving. unchanging. staggering. inactive. destroy.
their fables. half truths lies. said masked by good intentions.
their knives all hanging lamp behind a brick facade. stand in

line for possession. branded for. watching. feeling. touching.
tearing. dignity is for the weak. mercy