THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
Lessons from the Past and Present To Guide us on our Path Forward
By Steve Zolno
Copyright © 2016 by Steve Zolno
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Cover photo: ErechteionTemple, Acropolis, Athens
Revised Printing, October, 2016
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To the Students, Faculty and Staff of Shimer College
Where Democracy Thrives
Contents
CHAPTER II. DEMOCRACY’S PRESENT
CHAPTER III. DEMOCRACY’S FUTURE
Guide to Voting in a Democracy
Preface & Acknowledgments
When I was in high school it seemed to me that something was missing in my education. My teachers were well-meaning and covered all the required topics. Sometimes they allowed students to express an opinion. But even then I was aware of being a product of an educational system that didn’t prepare me to function in the real world.
I learned rote skills but not the relevance of those skills to my life or the world. I was taught to repeat the views of texts and teachers about history, literature