1. The faction reminds me of the movie Divergent but examples in today’s society are feminist or BLM who fight for justice and equality, factions as described by Madison were seen as bad and inherently disruptive in a republic. “Groups made up of a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.”
  2. According to Federalist # 10 the source of wealth is based in racism. Rich people essentially are and remain rich because on their supposed superior intelligent that only superior white men genetically have over the inferior intelligence of women and people of color and that’s is why those people are and remain poor. Wealth today is often passed down through generations, making it difficult for marginalized communities to break free from cycles of poverty.
  3. I do not agree with the explanation by James Madison as I know intelligence is not based on one’s race or sex. We can find individuals of superior intelligence from all walks of life. The real reason wealth remains in the powers of mostly white men is because the system was rigged from the beginning to keep it that way.  Instead of partnering with the native American Indians and teaching them ways to utilize their resources they stole them and when they learned themselves they murdered them and took it. Same as black Wall Street and systematic racism. At this point its generational wealth that sustains some of the most idiotic white men in power today.
  4. As written in Federalist No. 10 “the first object of government is the protection of different and unequal faculties of acquiring property. The haves” were primarily concerned with preserving their economic interests and ensuring that their class would maintain control over the government and it remains the case today. This does not surprise me wealth and power tends to lead to increase greed and a decreased focus on empathy and social concerns.
  5. I am not surprised that the authors of Federalist #10 are not in favor of a pure democracy, as they believed that direct democracy could lead to the tyranny of the majority, where the passions of the majority would trample the rights of the minority, particularly the wealthy. A pure democracy is one where power is vested directly in the people, which the framers feared could result in policies that threatened their economic interests and property. Instead, they preferred a republican form of government, where elected representatives would make decisions on behalf of the people, theoretically protecting the interests of the elite. In the context of social classes, this structure helped ensure that the wealthy—who were seen as more educated and capable—remained in control of the nation’s governance, preventing the property-less majority from enacting policies that might undermine the status quo. If the government were more democratic, there would be a risk that the wealthy might have to give up some of their wealth, which they were deeply reluctant to do. The Electoral College and gerrymandering, for example, serve to preserve this balance of power and prevent too much direct influence from the general population.

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