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fluffymarkCan someone, anyone, explain to me just WHY democracy is supposed to be a good thing? I could never understand this. While you're at it, can anyone explain just how having elected representatives in a parliament constitutes "democracy", as it still doesn't seem that democratic to me!
Just because a plurality (or even a majority) of people want something doesn't make it right, or even the best thing to do.
When I rule the world everyone will have chocolate, and life will be perfect
Just because a plurality (or even a majority) of people want something doesn't make it right, or even the best thing to do.
When I rule the world everyone will have chocolate, and life will be perfect
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Thats the bummer about democracy
Date: 2007-03-08 07:43 pm (UTC)The thing with democracy is that it means we can also do all the shitty stuff and have the right to be racist/sexist/homophobic. Whilst morally, none of the forementioned is right, it is neither morally right to repress the people who have these points of views. It is democratic to be able to express those views and it is democratic to be able to disagree with them.
When we start telling people what to think (*cough*Christianity*cough*) what to read and that we may only have on person in power, we no longer live in a democracy. Yes it has its flaws, some of them are massive. But I would still take this system over "Communism" (Although I use that term lightly as real Communism as written by Karl Marx has yet to be practiced) A President ( Just look at the US!) or a Dictatorship ( Idi Amin, Mugabe) The only Dictator not to cause wide spread misery is Fidel Castro, and I do wander how different things would be if his country had money.
Just out of the interest, what would you propose instead of an elected representative?
Re: Thats the bummer about democracy
Date: 2007-09-21 12:58 pm (UTC)