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Zeiger:� Death to Democratic Despotism: "This warning comes from Jane Eisner, author of the new book Taking Back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in our Democracy. 'There should be a real concern that the Band-Aid, stopgap measures offered by episodic community service will relieve government - and by extension, the public - of the responsibility to feed the hungry, protect the environment, and school the next generation ... Relying on the voluntary sector - with its well-meaning but often undependable and untrained workforce - to compete these essential tasks alone is similarly unrealistic and even dangerous ... No amount of do-gooding can replace the cold, hard facts that bills are passed and money is doled out by government, and that sometimes only the exercise of raw, brute political muscle can hold politicians accountable for their promises.'

In other words, a democratic despotism can take care of us better than individuals can take care of themselves, better than true compassion can take care of those who need help. Not quite an uplifting view. "