"Democracy is awful. Unfortunately every other system is even worse."

Well yes, but define democracy. How near is the British system, or the US system or any other system, to that definition? In order to make something workable from the theory, constraints are needed e.g. limits on the electorate and government by representatives rather than direct majority. Different societies have different constraints, and democracy can be tyrannical: Hitler was elected with a landslide in 1933, in a free and democratic (the German version of democracy) election, because most of the voters believed in his policies. It was probably 10 years (or just two of our Parliaments) before the majority stopped supporting him, so in that sense he had a democratic mandate while he was murdering millions.

To say glibly that democracy is awful, but every other system is even worse is facile. Not to say there isn't truth in it, but practical democracy is a human construct, and as such is deeply suspect.

Posted By: Higher Wrather on January 24th 2017 at 16:52:22

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"Democracy is awful. Unfortunately every other system is even worse." (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jan 24, 16:52:22
- OK. so tell me a better system? Obviously you can have better democratic systems, but (General Chat) - dennis moore, Jan 24, 20:29:11
- Small point of order. It wasn't a landslide, exactly. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 24, 17:44:53
  - The KPD leader Ernst Thalmann was arrested soon after (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 24, 19:14:38
    - Pretty much. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 24, 19:40:32
- Too many words. (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jan 24, 17:00:19
  - Just pick half a dozen of your favourites. It's what I do. (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jan 24, 17:35:56
  - sadly it *is* too many words for the type of person who's been banging on (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 24, 17:05:26

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