Originally Posted by verklingen

pleasant analogy, but what if the bear's actions are beginning to compromise its own well-being? say the bear finishes us off finally, and we had built our fortifications such that it could not escape and will slowly starve to death. that's how i see the relationship of representatives to their constituency, ceo's to their employees, etc. things have progressed to the point that we regular citizens are not alone in our suffering, and if it continues to escalate the end result is clear and promises only the end of civilization as we know it.

anyone, no matter how much power they posses, is still a mortal human being with the same love of life and fear of losing it as any other mortal human being. when that very life becomes jeopardized how someone behaves, don't you expect a change in behavior? if not i can respect that, i'm just not so hopeless.