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Fair enough, I agree with your argument. I am firmly in the camp that democracies are tolerable because they're the least worst of other alternatives. But they
by sph 2y ago
Fair enough, I agree with your argument.
I am firmly in the camp that democracies are tolerable because they're the least worst of other alternatives. But they're very far away from any notion of good. They're pretty terrible and exploitable. They don't provide any practical countermeasure against greed, lies and general stupidity, which are very real human behaviours.
- thrance 2y agoIndeed, but I believe that flaw was deliberately inserted in our constitutions, way back when it was first written. The lack of democracy in our economic processes allows for rampant wealth and power accumulation which invariably leads to discontent. I do not believe that we humans are inherently greedy, no more than I believe we are inherently evil. I won't claim to know what the solution is, but our system needs to somehow stop rewarding greed and other anti-social behaviors.