Democracy is one of the biggest lies of the modern world. While it probably is a good tool for organizing local poltics, it is one of the worst, most unfair governmental systems out there, and it simply does not work, even in a best case scenario. Here's why, in simple terms:
- The average person will make decisions that are in the best interests of themselves and people they feel kinship with. This is a basic biological response and hard to overcome.
- The average person will vote for things that help them, and will vote against things that help strangers, especially if they perceive it will take resources away from them or their kin.
I belive that the above premises are true. It's not that people are fundamentally bad or anything like that, it's that they're fundamentally selfish — which is normal and healthy. All animals know to protect themselves and their kin against outsiders. It's basic instinct. It's why people are afraid of different races, gays, tattooed people, the handicapped, and so on.
Now, let's look at what a democracy does, at its core:
- A democracy allows the majority to select a ruler. By definition, it will not allow the minority to select a ruler because they don't have enough votes.
So to be clear, a democracy is the ultimate political system for suppressing minority groups and ideas. This is why it's so hard for a democracy to grant gay rights, tattoo rights, or change the status quo in any way. The only way that a democracy can help minorities is when they subvert it with massive media actions that basically “trick” the mainstream into supporting them.
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