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Governments are political beasts, if they are working correctly they respond to the will of the people, and if the people decide that "something must be done ab

• mindcrime 9y ago
  It's how democracies work And? "Democracies" aren't inherently good, just, noble or virtuous. As the old saying goes "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome".
  • Taniwha 9y ago
    Not really an old saying, unless I guess you are really really young, the first part, often misattributed to Franklin first turned up in the popular literature in the 90's, the last sentence was tacked on later BT someone else
    • mindcrime 9y ago
      That has absolutely nothing to do with the point at hand.
      • Taniwha 9y ago
        You claimed an aphorism, implying it was valid because it was old,it isn't, it's made up poppycock by some American survivalist twit