archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago"You're fooling yourself, we're living in a dictatorship! A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes...."midwest.socialexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-link"You're fooling yourself, we're living in a dictatorship! A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes...."midwest.socialarchomrade [he/him]@midwest.social to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaremojo_raisin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoDemocracy is mob rule (and therefore authoritarian) where the mob is organized by vote. Democracy is just an relatively egalitarian way to create a mob.
minus-squareEldritch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoBetter to be ruled by the majority consent than minority fiat. Neither is perfect. But the latter is far far worse.
Democracy is mob rule (and therefore authoritarian) where the mob is organized by vote. Democracy is just an relatively egalitarian way to create a mob.
Better to be ruled by the majority consent than minority fiat. Neither is perfect. But the latter is far far worse.