“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day be day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except the endless present in which the party is always right.” ~ George Orwell
Democracy through our republic is definitely worth it. Classical Christian faith which invigorated much of the Enlightenment formed the basis for a constitution promising the intangible, natural freedoms of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness among others. The intension of convention delegates was never material comfort, but instead spiritual advancement as individuals created, encouraged, explored, built, cooperated, served and/or taught, and became heroic, while pursuing a new life. They intended for people to be truly human.
Ben Franklin said you have a republic now if you can keep it. Looks like it is vanishing.