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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 04:13:59 -0800 (PST) From: mark@unicorn.com Subject: Re: democracy?! (Re: Terrorism is a NON-THREAT

Jim Choate wrote:

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If we as individuals can't make our own decisions about what is best for us, what makes you think some stranger will do any better?

Indeed. Yet in a democracy, any two other members are assumed to know better than me, and any 51% to know better than the other 49%.

No, it doesn't - your definition of democracy is a simplistic if not childish view intended to cast democracy in the worst possible light imaginable. What you describe is a democracy which has no bill of rights or explicit limitations on the issues that the democratic body can vote on. Obviously there is nothing in the definition of a democracy that prevents those founding the democracy from stating: "Congress shall make no law respecting ..." or "The rights of the people to .... shall not be infringed." Grow up.

Indeed, thereby proving that democracy *doesn't* work.

You've proved nothing except your a priori dislike for democracy because you want to convince others you are an angel. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|