Why Democracy Leads to Tyranny
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Published 2024-03-30
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Democracy is the rule of majority ,BUT majority can be easily manipulated and influenced by the medium , and the medium is owned by a minority , so democracy is the rule of a minority .
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"I don't care if the people can vote as long as I choose who they vote for." Stalin
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Guess we now have modern documentation why all the great philosophers hated democracy.
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Power does not corrupt, corrupt people simply seek power. Power shows you who you really are when not restrained.
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Didn't the founding fathers say that the Constitution could only work with a moral society?
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Plato even said democracy is dangerous if you give it time.
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I searched the US declaration of independence, Constitution and bill of rights. There isn't one reference of "democracy." Only Constitutional Republic. We simply elect officials with a combination of democratic vote and an electoral college. The American people must wake up and enforce what was set up for us. Also, end the fed.
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Not sure why so many think America is a Democracy? It's actually a Constitutionally Republic. I wish more people would learn that fact.
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Frank Zappa Quote; "The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
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Politicians serve the bankers, not the people.
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Born and lived my whole life in Canada, 5-plus decades. I would say that Canada (and Canadians) is a quintessential example of what's being discussed in this video.
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Voting feels like surrendering your rights rather than exercising them.
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We're seeing this in real time
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“Consider the average intelligence of the common man, then realize 50% are even stupider.” - Mark Twain
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Democracy only leads to tyranny, when the people within the democracy forget what a democracy even is.
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As Ronald Reagan said: The government does not solve your problems, the government is the problem.
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I named specific corporations that control our society and the algorithm took my post down. How aptly ironic.
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Now I'm really not in the mood to finish my taxes.
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Corruption leads to tyranny and corruption is present in every society it’s not the form of politics it’s the participants.
