Are You Democrat? Republican? Or Confused?
Richard Maybury does a fantastic job at addressing many political issues and misunderstandings common in the world today. In his book, he names himself "Uncle Eric" and writes a series of letters to his nephew Chris, who is confused by the many political labels and in need of clarification.
Uncle Eric begins with pointing out that most history informers, including himself, are biased in some way. The create editorials, which are collections of points that they think are most important to include in their history literature or such. Thus, he encourages young Chris to seek out and be informed of other people's viewpoints, not to simply be satisfied by what these letters have to say.
Uncle Eric's next big subject is about juris naturalism. This, according to Eric, is the original American Philosophy. Juris naturalis is Latin for Natural Law. In few words, Eric explains that this is a belief that "right and wrong are not matters of opinion. Like the law of physics, chemistry, and biology, right and wrong are a given, something that we must learn and apply." Natural Law is instilled in humans' DNA, given by our Creator and a major element to what makes us human. It is above any government's law and when government violates this Natural Law, society gets worse. Throughout his book, Uncle Eric reinstates this belief and compares it to other political philosophies, attempting to prove that juris naturalism is the ultimate philosophy and is the only way to cure American society from the ongoing race for power between political parties and groups.
Although Uncle Eric's ongoing point is that juris naturalism is the best political position and philosophy, he describes and explains many others that are common in the world today. These include Democrats and Republicans; Socialism, Communism, and Fascism. According to Eric, Democrats and Republicans are not as different as the opposing parties would like to believe. They both have one goal in mind: control over the government. As "the party of the poor", Democrats want more control over finances and are more inclined to hand the country's money out to accommodate the poor. However, this party is usually more offhand with monitoring the morality of the society. Republicans, "the party of the rich", however, want more control over the social or moral aspect of the country and would rather find a cure to poverty than to pay for the poor to be comfortable. Socialism and Communism are often hard to differentiate and define. People commonly use both terms to describe the wrong situation. So, Eric clears these up for Chris as well. If true Socialism could be found, it would be a "dictatorship of the working class in which everything and everybody is owned by the government for the 'good of society.'" However, when the term socialism is used today, it is usually referring to a kind of "advanced liberalism". Communism, ideally, would be the "utopian end-stage of socialism in which government has vanished and we all live happily ever after under the rule, 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.'" This is not reachable for flawed humans, however, and so there is no real example of ideal Communism. Fascism is the 'ism of all isms' in that there is no law, no standard, and no ultimate ruling. Whoever should be in power at the time need only do when he/she thinks is necessary at the time, whether it be good or bad. A Fascist ruler has no boundaries.
After defining and detailing these terms, Uncle Eric goes on to discuss the economic, sociological and racial effects these can cause for a nation. Then, he ends his book with a recap, a final push for juris naturalism, and a plea:
"Please help spread the word about the need to return to the system of liberty."
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