Biracial democracy?

Both true. 'One side holds that it shows Lincoln could not envision a biracial democracy, while the other stance [...] says Lincoln’s public actions were “the way to sugarcoat the emancipation pill”' http://bit.ly/g2NiQR
Multi-cultural democracy is near impossible. Common purposes are required for unity. Local democracy and authority also necessary to avoid bureaucracy. The Irish Republic was the result of the failure of bi-cultural democracy.
The US today is bi-cultural. The silent majority hold traditional values. The elites value complaints against Providence.