”Democracy”
"government by four and of the people…. but the people are stupid" - Osho
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. - Winston Churchill
10 people going to a restaurant - 6 vote for steak and make the other 4 who are vegetarians pay for steak for everyone.
Fear-based organization (involuntaryism) The euphemization and legitimization of violence
Constitutional Republic
“A democracy is that which allows for an unlimited majority to rule, but absolutely provides no basis for the protection of individual and minority rights. A republic allows there to be a democratic process of voting, but through a constitution imposes controls on the majority to allow for individual and minority rights.”
- Bashar
... But you have given your power over to people and told them to run your lives. So why berate them when they're doing such a good job of doing what you told them to do? Tell them to do something different; tell other people, then, to take their place who will do different things. Empower people. The way you have structured your culture is based on fear. So your government is based on the same. That shouldn't surprise you. So, develop a culture of joy. Develop a culture of self-empowerment, and then you will find you will not really need anyone to tell you what to do. ... Understand that disempowerment has existed in your culture in your planet for thousands upon thousands of years — this idea of self-disempowerment has been a theme of exploration for generations, and generations and eons — but you're arriving at the end of that exploration, and that's why you're even considering that there can be something different.
- Bashar