[lit-ideas] Re: Theory of democracy...
- From: John McCreery <mccreery@xxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:12:19 +0900
On 2004/08/26, at 6:59, Andreas Ramos wrote:
> Democracy, in theory, sounds good, if everyone were equally rational,=20=
> but in reality, it's
> no better than having a king chosen by his decendence from Apollo (or=20=
> your favorite local
> sky god.) In any form of government, the 10% have to contend with the=20=
> inertia of the
> remaining 90%.
Democracy is, as Winston Churchill once famously noted, not a perfect=20
system, but one much better than the alternatives. Why? Not because=20
voters always make intelligent choices (clearly they don't)=81\because=20=
voting means regular opportunities to throw the current buggers out and=20=
compels our rulers to pay some attention to the consequences of their=20
actions, at least for those they hope will cast votes in their=20
direction.
John L. McCreery
International Vice Chair, Democrats Abroad
Tel 81-45-314-9324
Email mccreery@xxxxxxx
>>Life isn't fair. Democracy should be. <<
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