I haven't seen the vid yet, but here's my take on democracy:
Democracy is the tyranny of a larger group over a smaller group. That isn't some radical opinion: it is the essence of what "rule by the majority" actually means.
"We outvoted you! You wanted oatmeal for breakfast and WE voted for bacon and eggs! No more oatmeal for you! -- You're gonna eat bacon and aggs: it's now the LAW!"
Sounds silly, but that's exactly what a complete democracy would entail.
The ultimate Democracy is chattel slavery, as in the Old South (and in most other places around the world at one time or another).
There are more of US than there are of YOU, so you'll do WHAT WE TELL YOU.
As the famous aphorism has it: Democracy is two wolves and a sheep, debating what to have for lunch.
Not such a great thing to aspire to, imo.
Voting for aspects -- of a system or group -- that DON'T involve violating another's rights in any way is one thing -- but without serious limitations with that in mind, a democracy is a VERY dangerous thing.
Dictators run democracies by rigging the various committees. You put people on the committee who will vote pretty much as you would yourself. At some point the committee reports back and tells everyone what the dictator wanted to hear. That result is then used to influence maybe a cabinet that then influences the government which eventually imposes its will on the people.
I haven't seen the vid yet, but here's my take on democracy:
Democracy is the tyranny of a larger group over a smaller group. That isn't some radical opinion: it is the essence of what "rule by the majority" actually means.
"We outvoted you! You wanted oatmeal for breakfast and WE voted for bacon and eggs! No more oatmeal for you! -- You're gonna eat bacon and aggs: it's now the LAW!"
Sounds silly, but that's exactly what a complete democracy would entail.
The ultimate Democracy is chattel slavery, as in the Old South (and in most other places around the world at one time or another).
There are more of US than there are of YOU, so you'll do WHAT WE TELL YOU.
As the famous aphorism has it: Democracy is two wolves and a sheep, debating what to have for lunch.
Not such a great thing to aspire to, imo.
Voting for aspects -- of a system or group -- that DON'T involve violating another's rights in any way is one thing -- but without serious limitations with that in mind, a democracy is a VERY dangerous thing.
You should just watch the video :-) but I think you understand.
Government is a necessary evil. And for that reason should be as small as it can be and responsive to the people as can be.
The guarding rails are not in paper, but in the acts of the people.
A government: for the people, of the people, by the people and with the people. That latter part Lincoln forgot to mention.
Dictators run democracies by rigging the various committees. You put people on the committee who will vote pretty much as you would yourself. At some point the committee reports back and tells everyone what the dictator wanted to hear. That result is then used to influence maybe a cabinet that then influences the government which eventually imposes its will on the people.
It works like that idea of smaller dominoes knocking down successively larger ones until the original aim is achieved.