Re: Removing Tyranny from Democracy (Part II), (fwd)
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From: amp@pobox.com Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 09:26:21 -0500 Subject: Re: Removing Tyranny from Democracy (Part II), was Democracy is the true enemy...
I don't believe there are intrinsic flaws in democracy, so much as there are intrinsic flaws in *human*nature* that are coming to light after decades. government is a reflection of our human natures. one cannot really expect a government to correct the flaws of its users, any more than software could do the same.
No intrinsic flaws in democracy?
Surely you jest.
Please be so kind as to detail your top three flaws... ____________________________________________________________________ | | | 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 | |____________________________________________________________________|
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From: amp@pobox.com Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 09:26:21 -0500 Subject: Re: Removing Tyranny from Democracy (Part II), was Democracy is the true enemy...
I don't believe there are intrinsic flaws in democracy, so much as there are intrinsic flaws in *human*nature* that are coming to light after decades. government is a reflection of our human natures. one cannot really expect a government to correct the flaws of its users, any more than software could do the same.
No intrinsic flaws in democracy?
Surely you jest.
Please be so kind as to detail your top three flaws...
1. In a democracy, 51% of the people can vote to enslave the other 49% 2. In a democracy, you can't have property rights because 51% can capriciously decide to confiscate anyone's property. 3. A pure democracy is true mob rule - a mob has no concience, or bounds to it's tyranny. Look into the history of ancient Athens. ---------------End of Original Message----------------- ------------------------ Name: amp E-mail: amp@pobox.com Date: 09/09/97 Time: 22:49:26 Visit me at http://www.pobox.com/~amp == -export-a-crypto-system-sig -RSA-3-lines-PERL #!/bin/perl -sp0777i<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj $/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1 lK[d2%Sa2/d0$^Ixp"|dc`;s/\W//g;$_=pack('H*',/((..)*)$/) == 'Drug Trafficking Offense' is the root passphrase to the Constitution. Have you seen http://www.public-action.com/SkyWriter/WacoMuseum ------------------------
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