If you never learn Kriekegaard, how would you know? I'm not a big fan of him but I find his view about politics pretty interesting and actual (from an online t

If you never learn Kriekegaard, how would you know? I'm not a big fan of him but I find his view about politics pretty interesting and actual (from an online translator): Two powers govern the crowds: jealousy and stupidity. Those who govern know how easy it is to win the flock to his views. In politics, the public is at stake and no matter to have the truth with him. What counts is winning ground. It flatters the lowest desires. The majority rules as if truth was a matter of numbers. For Kierkegaard, democracy is a danger because the mass does not try to understand, has no ideal and follows one that flatters most. Against Hegel, he does not believe that moral virtue can be found only in the state. The individual is, however, constantly under threat. The crowd is lying when the individual is the awakening of the spirit.