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It seems that in America and the UK, Juvenal's observation that the political power of ancient Roman emperors was based on giving the people, bread and circuses. This seems to be prevalent today with food stamps and football keeping the people content. It seems that our two countries are stumbling down the rocky path to degradation. Are we willing to determine what type of government we want--and work for it? If so, this book may be of value to you. This book was originally meant to show the methods that have been used in modern elections to bypass our intellects and appeal to our unconscious minds. These were particularly evident in the elections of Bush and Trump and in the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom. As the writing progressed, it was deemed necessary to present some basic logic and psychology to show how the election manipulators had delved into our unconscious minds and had ventured from logical and verifiable arguments in order to accomplish their goals. Once these issues were presented it was decided to venture with the reader into what kind of government we might like to have--and why. One of the questions asked is whether we want low taxes or happiness. The happiest countries are shown to have very high taxes, while the United States is ranked 18th on the international happiness scale. Another question is whether liberty or equality should be the major measure of justice for the society. Political philosophers realize that these two ideals are often mutually incompatible. The latter part of the book looks at education, and what may be improved. If we are to have an educated democratic republic, we must have educated citizens, legislators, and executives. The ending chapter deals with what we might consider as constitutional amendments to bring the Constitution up to date and to reverse the 5 to 4 decisions of some of the Supreme Courts that have redirected the founding document into directives that are directly counter the reasons for the Constitution - - to provide for the general welfare.

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Bob O'Connor is a retired professor. He has a doctorate in the philosophy of education from the University of Southern California. He wrote his doctoral dissertation in ethics and political theory-some of his findings are applied in this book. He is also a licensed psychotherapist in California. This gives him a unique insight into how our conscious and unconscious minds may influence our political thinking and our voting. During the last 50 years he has travelled extensively, additionally he has lived in France and The Netherlands, and has lived and taught in New Zealand, Canada, and Norway. During the last 20 years he has lived primarily in Norway. His education and experiences in our world give him some knowledge and ideas about how to fix our political paradox.

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