Democracy is a nice concept on paper, but unfortunately it doesn’t work. And quite frankly, I don’t see how it can ever work in the real world. Because for democracy to work, we need thinking masses. And that, as history has shown us time and again, ain’t gonna happen.
The brutal truth is that the mainstream will always be blinkered with prejudices. If it’s not about religion, race, gender or social class, you can bet your freezing grandmother’s last hot water bottle that they will think of something else as a way to exclude people. That alone defeats the lofty ambitions of democracy - people simply cannot be trusted to vote for what is good for everyone involved.
And - snrkkk - liberty and equality for all? They forgot to say, “Only if you can afford it, brader”. Frankly, it’s ridiculous - what kind of fair system calls for you to be a multi-millionaire before you can even have a shot at wresting the reins of power?
(US Democratic Senator Howard Dean was, and still is, lauded by some as the best hope America never had. Unfortunately for the world, the Senator had to pull out mid-way through the political race: he didn’t have enough money. In the so-called modern democratic system, you need about US$100 million just to count a serious campaign. To keep things in perspective: amount spent by USAID to buy food for the entire country of Liberia last year? US$35 million.) (more…)
