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Did the government force it upon Americans, or did Americans democratically agree that this is the system they wanted? I know it's easy to throw around "force"
by TrackerFF 6y ago
Did the government force it upon Americans, or did Americans democratically agree that this is the system they wanted?
I know it's easy to throw around "force", but in the end, one lives in a democratic country.
- beaner 6y agoThat the policy was arrived at democratically doesn't change the fact that if something is taken from you, it is morally consistent to take it back, while arguing that the policy of taking in the first place is wrong.
- thephyber 6y agoI think they are using "force" in the "the state has a monopoly on the use of force" sense. Also, I think it's fine to argue against the current state of laws. It's not as if we are actually a democracy (at the federal level, the founding fathers didn't give us any direct democracy tools and those who could vote were an elite subset of the population). Even today we suffer from bad laws drafted by special interests and voted into existence by those who accept campaign contributions from those who drafted the laws. There is little in the form of "direct democracy" in our current system of legislation.
- 1MachineElf 6y agoI see your point, but in let's face the fact that Ayn Rand has always railed against what she called "mob rule" - for her I suppose the ideal democracy is one where we vote with our money.