If you believe in Democracy (or even a Republic)
wouldn't you agree that there will be times, when you as a citizen will find that your view on issues does not correspond to the view of others?
(I know I have)
I think that, depending on the system (Democracy/Republic), that we have agreed that in these instances, the view represented by the system (the people as a whole/the representative) will represent the whole. (That's not to say that a person's view isn't important or that they shouldn't be moved by it or that they shouldn't express it.)
So, what happens when one's view differs from the whole?
I think that one they then have 3 options that I've been able to see:
- They can do nothing - recognize that their view does not represent the system and live with it as best they can. (We live in an imperfect world)
- They can actively try to change others view by empathesising elements that are the basis of their own view in an effect to change the view of the whole.
- They can work themselves up in a lather - becoming more and more emotional involved - possibly driving them to act in an unwise fashion. (I like to term this one : The Rush Limbaugh-Clinton effect. ;-)
I think the 3rd may be counter-productive. I suspect the 2nd is the most-productive and that the 1st is the easist on the gut.
YMMV.
