Making the World Democratic . . .

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The World Doesn't Need More Democracy
It needs more freedom, which is a very different thing, says Joe Sobran.


No wonder democracy has been defined as "two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." So much for the idea that voting is a fundamental freedom, or that it protects freedom. The more democratic the U.S. Government has become, the larger and more rapacious it has become. The lambs keep losing the elections.

The principle of democracy is bad enough in itself. But in practice democracy also breeds corrupt politicians, intent on short-term gain for themselves. The brevity of their tenure gives them an incentive to make hay while the sun shines. Bribery, often in technically legal forms, is rife, and a suspicious number of our "public servants" retire with fortunes that seem a bit out of line with their salaries.

No, the world doesn't need more democracies. It needs more freedom — a vastly different thing.
-Joseph Sobran

http://www.fgfbooks.com/Sobran-Joe/2014/Sobran1411115.html