in thread "Democracy in America or Modernity in Democracy?": One of the obvious differences between early America and now is we went from direct fairly personal rule by gentlemen who had considerable privilege and education to effective social equality at the level of the unwashed masses. Go into city hall and watch... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.3 5.3 One of the obvious d (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.3 5.3