Democracy in the United States of America means two completely different things depending on the race and level of authority of a person. Since the days of slavery when Frederick Douglass wrote “What to a Slave is the 4th of July?”. The 4th of July is nationally celebrated as Independence Day for the United States of America but when this holiday was created blacks were still enslaved therefore everyone in the nation was not free. Thus, came the holiday celebrated by African Americans, Juneteenth, which marked the abolition of slavery. The United States has the slogan “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, but this slogan has never been held true for all. In order to receive the same level of democracy as Aristotle we must put aside …show more content…
There was a time in America where a simple right such as voting was prohibited to some because of their race. In the Jim Crow south black codes were in place so that blacks couldn’t vote because they didn’t own land or they couldn’t pass the literacy test. There were civilians who tried to take the law into their own hands such as the KKK who would burn crosses in yards, incite riots and lynch African Americans for word of mouth crimes. They took the law into their own hands with hatred towards another race. After the election of Donald Trump this type of organization came about again, this time in search for equality and inclusion. People of all ages began to be more active in local, state, and federal government. They started to take on the responsibility of making their own improvements to their states. I don’t believe we as Americans could govern ourselves the same way as those of the Athenians. There are too many people who would want to lead instead being a part of a group. Aristotle even says, “learn to rule by being ruled”. As a country, we only come together on sports in my opinion. We are divided through the acceptance of different religions, gun control laws, acceptance of sexuality and holding those accountable of sexual assaults instead we let them remain in their positions even the president. Politicians in America have a history of getting in office and only doing things beneficial to their party and not the