Big River

Culture is an ongoing debate. It’s like the Mississippi river flowing powerfully in one direction. Conflicting powers and currents flowing in all different directions. Undemocratic sentiments must be broken down. Some women believe women contained in the confines of a house all day subordinates women, thus making culture a struggle rather than a rigid and concrete notion. Anybody of this generation who believes in participatory democracy will thus appreciate the nature of culture. We need an electoral campaign that focuses on the issues at hand, both in America and in foreign affairs and policies. Notion of debate allows everyone to enter, participate in this debate! But somehow I find it hard to pursue.

Given the upcoming presidential election, the topic of politics will be at an all time high. Who can lead our nation the best? Can a black man really gain the respect of white traditionalists in the Deep South? And can a woman capture the respect of men across a nation that until now has never known a president to be anything but a Caucasian man? With all of these questions surrounding a country knee high in a war most of its people don’t even support anymore, questions of concern and angst fill surround all three prospective candidates. Democratic, Republican, or Libertarian, it doesn’t matter. A vital key to a successful government is the participation of people in American culture. Whether it’s a positive or negative contribution doesn’t matter. Hence is the beauty of American politics. Participatory democracy remains at the height of a successful Mississippi River.