It occurs to me that the simulation of democracy that Joly warned about is actually the common and most perfect form of democracy; a system rightly criticized by Socrates, Plato, and other Greeks as degenerate. For has it not always been the most eloquent and persuasive rhetoricians who convince the majority to do what they most want? And why should the most important issues of the day be decided by a mere counting of noses?
It is a shame so much energy is spent trying to “fix” democracy when it is operating entirely as to be expected, as a tyranny. It is also a shame that the robber barons/bosses are deluded enough to believe that they are the “best” and therefore have right to rule; but more the shame that the masses go blindly along with the very system which allows them to get away with it.
Excellent post, as always, Francisco.
It occurs to me that the simulation of democracy that Joly warned about is actually the common and most perfect form of democracy; a system rightly criticized by Socrates, Plato, and other Greeks as degenerate. For has it not always been the most eloquent and persuasive rhetoricians who convince the majority to do what they most want? And why should the most important issues of the day be decided by a mere counting of noses?
It is a shame so much energy is spent trying to “fix” democracy when it is operating entirely as to be expected, as a tyranny. It is also a shame that the robber barons/bosses are deluded enough to believe that they are the “best” and therefore have right to rule; but more the shame that the masses go blindly along with the very system which allows them to get away with it.