Symposium Reaction

The Symposium presentation which I went to see were about Democracy and different aspects of it. What I liked about it was the variety of topics. To be honest I could only remember what 3 out of 4 of the people presented about. Kurt presented about Democracy and self-interest, another was about the Grange's and a third was about Democracy and morality.
The one which interested me the most was about Democracy and morality. It was mostly about how our religions dictate our morals and in turn our morals shape our government, therefore; by removing either our eligion or our morals our goverment will fall. I had never heard an arguement along those lines before and his train of thought was a little rough but his points were good and they made sense if you stopped to think about it.
The second presentation was quite interesting as well, it was about the Grange organizations. Before this presentation I had never heard of them but they seem to be a fascinating group of people even if they ave lost a lot of their original power over the years. They were a typical grassroots organization formed by farmers and awhile back they apparently had a lot of power but over the years they have lost it. I like the fact that they took the initiative to get things done for themselves since their government would not help them.
Finally Kurts presentation on Democracy and self-interest was also good. Everyone thinks of Democracy as being what is good for the whole, he argues that it functions because of self-interest. People's interest in their property and what they own and what they have a stake in is what they are willing to die for. This is how the government survives, people believing they have a stake in the land and that some part of it is theirs and they must defend it.
If I had to do a presentation during Symposium I think it would also be about Democracy as well. Since I want to be a history teacher and my concentration is in political science it is an area that really fascinates me. I would probably do something about the president's role in the government and how it is now compared to what the Framers originally intended it to be.