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Democracy ..... over-rated?

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Democracy ..... over-rated?
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RE: Democracy ..... over-rated?
October 5, 2012 at 4:55 pm (This post was last modified: October 5, 2012 at 4:57 pm by Darkstar.)
Has a real meritocracy ever been tried? We won't know if it's better than democracy if we haven't ever seen it. It can still include some democratic elements.
Lastpoet Wrote:The error in democracy is that it assumes everyone is capable of critical thinking and making informed decisions, witch is not true
Having some knowledge on what was being voted for would be required.
Lastpoet Wrote:But that could be corrected with an egalitarian education.
They would have that too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy...racy_Party Not sure about #4...
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
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Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Hughsie - October 5, 2012 at 3:58 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by LastPoet - October 5, 2012 at 4:03 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Hughsie - October 5, 2012 at 4:06 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by LastPoet - October 5, 2012 at 4:11 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Ryantology - October 5, 2012 at 4:18 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Kayenneh - October 5, 2012 at 4:44 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by festive1 - October 5, 2012 at 4:58 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Darkstar - October 5, 2012 at 4:55 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Faith No More - October 5, 2012 at 4:57 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tiberius - October 5, 2012 at 5:28 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by festive1 - October 5, 2012 at 5:34 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 6, 2012 at 3:00 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Cyberman - October 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Minimalist - October 5, 2012 at 5:39 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Darkstar - October 5, 2012 at 5:59 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Brian37 - October 5, 2012 at 6:26 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tino - October 5, 2012 at 6:30 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Polaris - October 5, 2012 at 8:36 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Minimalist - October 6, 2012 at 11:39 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 6, 2012 at 11:54 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tiberius - October 7, 2012 at 1:07 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Ryantology - October 7, 2012 at 3:15 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 7, 2012 at 9:33 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Tiberius - October 7, 2012 at 10:41 am
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by cratehorus - October 7, 2012 at 1:29 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Cyberman - October 7, 2012 at 1:32 pm
RE: Democracy ..... over-rated? - by Ryantology - October 7, 2012 at 1:57 pm

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