Every human being seeks to be a part of something. Whether it is a positive organization or a street gang, people want to fit in somewhere. The huge increase in the number of street gangs, militias and domestic terrorist groups is proof that de Tocqueville had an inkling of what the future held for America. He realized that, when you give people a certain amount of equality, liberty and freedom, it creates a breeding ground for individualism. When a society does this, it leaves a certain segment of the population feeling as if it doesn’t belong. This leads the weaker elements of society searching for somewhere to belong. They then find organizations and groups of people who feel the same way they do. They join together and form anarchist associations that threaten our American way of life. While I believe democracy is the best form of government in the world, I can appreciate de Tocqueville’s insight. I think he saw something that could only be recognized by someone coming from a completely different way of life. The fact that he was from an aristocratic society allowed him to see flaws that many people still do not recognize today. I have a very real fear that our way of life is being threatened more than any of us realize today. In the next few years, I believe we will see many of de Tocqueville’s predictions come to
Every human being seeks to be a part of something. Whether it is a positive organization or a street gang, people want to fit in somewhere. The huge increase in the number of street gangs, militias and domestic terrorist groups is proof that de Tocqueville had an inkling of what the future held for America. He realized that, when you give people a certain amount of equality, liberty and freedom, it creates a breeding ground for individualism. When a society does this, it leaves a certain segment of the population feeling as if it doesn’t belong. This leads the weaker elements of society searching for somewhere to belong. They then find organizations and groups of people who feel the same way they do. They join together and form anarchist associations that threaten our American way of life. While I believe democracy is the best form of government in the world, I can appreciate de Tocqueville’s insight. I think he saw something that could only be recognized by someone coming from a completely different way of life. The fact that he was from an aristocratic society allowed him to see flaws that many people still do not recognize today. I have a very real fear that our way of life is being threatened more than any of us realize today. In the next few years, I believe we will see many of de Tocqueville’s predictions come to