Hi,
"Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." -- Sir Winston Churchill
And, of course, neither you not Sir Winston are really talking of pure democracy. In both cases, you are talking of some form of representative government. And, yes, there are all sorts of evils that can crop up in this system. It is up to the people to demand the best government they can get.
But what alternatives is there? A pure democracy would be worse, for reasons that others have pointed out. Anything other than a democracy could be better in individual cases, but again would be worse on the average. Governments mean power, and as has been long known, power corrupts. Power also breeds a desire for more power. Which is why some form of revolution, some form of retaking power by the people is necessary every now and again.
But that is the nature of the beast. Finding the balance between a government weak enough not to be a threat to the people and strong enough to protect and defend the people is almost impossible. It is even harder when the people demand that the government provide all sorts of services.
--Pete
"Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." -- Sir Winston Churchill
And, of course, neither you not Sir Winston are really talking of pure democracy. In both cases, you are talking of some form of representative government. And, yes, there are all sorts of evils that can crop up in this system. It is up to the people to demand the best government they can get.
But what alternatives is there? A pure democracy would be worse, for reasons that others have pointed out. Anything other than a democracy could be better in individual cases, but again would be worse on the average. Governments mean power, and as has been long known, power corrupts. Power also breeds a desire for more power. Which is why some form of revolution, some form of retaking power by the people is necessary every now and again.
But that is the nature of the beast. Finding the balance between a government weak enough not to be a threat to the people and strong enough to protect and defend the people is almost impossible. It is even harder when the people demand that the government provide all sorts of services.
--Pete
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