Democracy is overrated. Wait, you say- how can a hawkish libertarian capitalist pig jerk say something like that? I'll get to that in a moment. I've been really amused at all the people who are shocked about Hamas being democratically elected in Palestine. Did you really think the Palestinian people were interested in moving along the 'road map' to a peaceful coexistence with Israel? What people say and what they do are often two different things, you poor sweet kid...
Hamas' victory is what the people wanted, and it's a prime example of democracy being overrated- people don't realize that democracy is just a nice word for mob rule. The mob's decisions aren't always good ones. A country of 51% men could win a democratic vote as to the legality of rape- certainly not a moral outcome for the women. History is littered with terrible collective decisions. The Salem witch 'trials' from our own history immediately come to mind.
Only when democracy is checked by a strong, well-defended Constitution that denounces the irresponsible use of force and holds the individual's rights above the mob can the system work. The fact that our Congress and Supreme Court have pissed all over our Constitution is a topic for another day. Just understand that our goal of spreading democracy across the world will only work when the framework of individual freedom and free markets is laid first.
Hamas' victory is what the people wanted, and it's a prime example of democracy being overrated- people don't realize that democracy is just a nice word for mob rule. The mob's decisions aren't always good ones. A country of 51% men could win a democratic vote as to the legality of rape- certainly not a moral outcome for the women. History is littered with terrible collective decisions. The Salem witch 'trials' from our own history immediately come to mind.
Only when democracy is checked by a strong, well-defended Constitution that denounces the irresponsible use of force and holds the individual's rights above the mob can the system work. The fact that our Congress and Supreme Court have pissed all over our Constitution is a topic for another day. Just understand that our goal of spreading democracy across the world will only work when the framework of individual freedom and free markets is laid first.
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