HungWytKnight said:
Basically, many of the Ancient Greek Philosophers, notably Socrates, (who was put to death for this opinion) disagreed vocally with the Athenian government, which was structured as a pure 1 man-1 vote democracy. Socrates thought this was a bad form of government because it was no different than mob rule, where the educated and enlightened had no more say in the government than the most slovenly peasant. And if the majority were to become comprised of ethnic groups that were hostile to the interests of the native population, then the natives would have no recourse. We see this playing out today, which is why democracy and multi-ethnic societies don't mix well. When one group feels disaffected, if it constitutes a large enough demographic, it can vote money (AKA legalized stealing) from another group in the form of taxes and welfare.
thats all really interesting...i guess i never really thought about how weve been talkin about this stuff for a long time...thank you for takin the time to write somethin thoughtful about it
