> Democracy is granting power to the majority to rule on the minority. By definition. It really isn't. Maybe "Western-style, representative democracy" implies

> Democracy is granting power to the majority to rule on the minority. By definition. It really isn't. Maybe "Western-style, representative democracy" implies that. But democracy in general, to me, is any system where people rule themselves. I'm not really big on voting, for one. > If there was an enlightened and rich dictator, he would become a horrible authoritarian within six months, no matter how good his original intentions were. > The real way to have a freer society is to decentralise power away. I fully agree! The world needs more food co-ops and worker-owned businesses.