American Democracy Persuasive Speech

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, teachers, students, friends - my fellow Americans. Today, we reside in a nation that is widely regarded as the leader of the free world, as an icon of equality and justice, and as a powerful archetype of the freedom yearned for by so many across the globe. We the people strive to be properly recognized and adequately represented in such a society. In our ventures to exercise these rights, we look to our brand of leadership and are instantly appeased, believing that our government’s status is enough to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”. And drifting along in this sea of bliss and satisfaction is a word hailed by the American people; a word proclaimed to be a hallmark of our …show more content…

My fellow Americans, the execution of these assumptions in the workings of our governance have yielded nothing but oppression and corruption, trampling the will of the people. Yes - the American democracy is evil. The time has come to accept this stark reality: the question of whether we are strong enough to fight for our individual independence and liberty. Are we willing to shackle our liberty with the chains of tyranny, and live eternally shadowed by the iron fist of lopsided power? No - we deserve to have a government that fulfills its duty to protect and serve the people. We demand to be reassured that our government could never turn upon us in dire times, brandishing the whip of authority. Can the current state of our democratic government affirm …show more content…

Every year, we advocate for unity and progress, while helplessly suffering from the infighting and obstructionism of our leaders. Every day, we watch the collapse of convention and order, observing the rise of extremist mobs supporting dangerous ideals and radical figureheads without limits. Every day, we walk into our classrooms, our schools, our workplaces, and pledge allegiance to the flag of a republic, not a democracy, because our nation was not designed to be such an evil entity. Every day, we see our beliefs overpowered, our divisions deepening and our bigotry overflowing, our representatives submerged in scandals, our levels of leadership waging war upon each other. Is this a democracy? Or is this a battlefield of politics, with us the powerless

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