I understand what you are saying, but I disagree. The mob still does as it wants in most democracies (except in the US, Brazil, etc, where the vote count has been compromised). Everywhere else, the mob is still in charge.
What we see unfolding in the US since this nonsense of democracy started is mob rule. It has only gotten worse since …
I understand what you are saying, but I disagree. The mob still does as it wants in most democracies (except in the US, Brazil, etc, where the vote count has been compromised). Everywhere else, the mob is still in charge.
What we see unfolding in the US since this nonsense of democracy started is mob rule. It has only gotten worse since 1800's and it will get worse still.
But I agree that the mob is easily manipulated by the elites, in addition to being composed of a bunch of idiots. So you can argue that the elites are effectively in charge for now. Yet, if the mob one day wakes up and say that we are going to decapitate everyone in the elite, this will be perfectly consistent with democracy.
Of course, (for the US in particular) you need a large mob, 2/3 of the senate, to make a new constitution and erase defense for this type of law. But a big mob can legally make a "holocaust" of the elites: Literally chop their heads off. Thinking about it now, maybe this fear is the way to make the elites behave better. Not that I hold my breath waiting for it, tho.
In addition, the mob can easily decide to chop our heads off and we will not have anywhere to run. This is why centralized democracy is so dangerous.
I understand what you are saying, but I disagree. The mob still does as it wants in most democracies (except in the US, Brazil, etc, where the vote count has been compromised). Everywhere else, the mob is still in charge.
What we see unfolding in the US since this nonsense of democracy started is mob rule. It has only gotten worse since 1800's and it will get worse still.
But I agree that the mob is easily manipulated by the elites, in addition to being composed of a bunch of idiots. So you can argue that the elites are effectively in charge for now. Yet, if the mob one day wakes up and say that we are going to decapitate everyone in the elite, this will be perfectly consistent with democracy.
Of course, (for the US in particular) you need a large mob, 2/3 of the senate, to make a new constitution and erase defense for this type of law. But a big mob can legally make a "holocaust" of the elites: Literally chop their heads off. Thinking about it now, maybe this fear is the way to make the elites behave better. Not that I hold my breath waiting for it, tho.
In addition, the mob can easily decide to chop our heads off and we will not have anywhere to run. This is why centralized democracy is so dangerous.