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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[smhwpf.livejournal.com]

Tony Benn is fond of saying that whenever you meet someone with any degree of power, you should ask them five questions. These are: “What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And, how can I get rid of you?”

The fifth is probably the most important, IMO.

I don't think elected representatives in parliament consitutes anything like true democracy, our political system might be better described as an Oligarchy with elective elements. That's as far as most of the world have ever got, though I hope it's not as far as we ever get.