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Democracy is good because it basically allows for a peaceful revolution if a populace is dissatisfied with its government. Democracy is bad because the governm
by PakG1 8y ago
Democracy is good because it basically allows for a peaceful revolution if a populace is dissatisfied with its government. Democracy is bad because the government risks enduring endless bickering and nothing getting done.
Etc, etc. I don't know what the right answer is anymore.
- dsr_ 8y agoMore to the point, democracy is good if and only if it allows for peaceful transitions of government.
- nixarian 8y agoDemocracy is good only if the population is sufficiently educated and informed. Americans are, by and large, poorly educated and ill informed.
- jewelthief91 8y agoAmericans are vastly more educated than even a few generations ago.
- jhayward 8y ago> Democracy is good only if the population is sufficiently educated and informed. Americans are, by and large, poorly educated and ill informed. Compared to what? America of the 1900's? The 1950's? India, at any point in time?
- dfjliasjg 8y agoI've always thought that deadlock was a feature instead of a bug. If half the population is for it and half is against it then nothing should happen legislatively.
- vorpalhex 8y agoFederalist paper #10 contains a lot of thought on this topic, and it's worth reading. Like all documents of this type, it should be read as a kind of argument between two competing sides. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp