Mob rule

[fluffymark]

Can 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

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[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

I think "everything else that is plausibly actualisable is worse" is, sad to say, a pretty damned convincing argument.
Yes, what you actually want is a hypercompetent benevolent dictator - but unfortunately, history records very few instances of such, and even fewer instances of getting two in a row.