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Rich people corrupt democracy ? Does this mean if rich people leave politicians alone, politicians will be somehow honest? I am used to Guardians amateurish ar
by tn13 11y ago
Rich people corrupt democracy ? Does this mean if rich people leave politicians alone, politicians will be somehow honest?
I am used to Guardians amateurish articles but this puts the bar even lower. Just like there is no such thing as "natural balance" there is no such thing as "honest democracy".
All sort of special interest groups will always try to influence power in many ways. Rich people will always be at top. We have two choices. Either have entrepreneurs and free market driven ruthless rich people or more socialistic crony capitalists who steal our money using government. I prefer the former any day.
- lerpa 11y agoRegarding representative democracy there were roughly 2 lines of though, historically speaking: 1) the ones that believe government would work as long as we had good people there; and that's where we need to focus, getting good politicians that can do good things, oh well if there are bad apples, nothing is perfect 2) government is a necessary evil, that has to be constantly under check because even if there is good such thing as a good politician, the ones that should worry us are the bad ones even if that also hinders the good ones; oh well if government has it's hand tied, government doesn't need to be a father figure, and has to be limited The first group, fueled by the symbiosis of some enlightenment naivete, different classes of people trying to legislate advantages for themselves and the lust for power, won over time.