Syna Wrote:In all my time dealing with people in the working world, I think this is positively the absolute worst thing you could do - give power to the verifiably moronic twits who'd vote for the likes of Sarah Palin et al.
You'd probably still support the Iranian Revolution, where people were given the power to choose their "democratic" government. They chose a theocratic route and we see how they've oh so done very well in the competitive, modern world.
Never forget that freedom entails the right to make the wrong choice. And people make the wrong choice all the time.
Are you prepared to deal with the inevitable fall out and possible suicidal/ideological/puritanical purges of a culture given power to their more unintelligent masses?
Democracy is a sword that cuts both ways, for good or ill. One needs to merely look at democracy in the Middle East and see what a deeply conflicted people think they desire and what they actually want.
It's not pretty.
I don't disagree... it's why they most certainly should have no power (in any way) over the military.
I didn't mean to suggest a democracy when I said that... infact the people *electing* their officials into government is really quite stupid. I'd rather have people compete for a high priority connection to the government's ear.
Quote:What if a large band of people need to raid an individual of their property to feed everyone? Would they not be a form of government, control over at least some of us?
Who triumphs, the will of the individual or the will of the masses?
If a large band of people need to raid an individual's property just so that everyone can eat: there is a serious problem with the system, and I agree with the masses that need food.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
