-Caveat Lector-
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can
only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves
money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority
always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the
Public
-Caveat Lector-
nurev wrote:
That's not the point. These people don't like any kind of
democracy because they are essentially elitist and resent
being restricted by society.
MJ:
Straw man, non sequitur, ad hominem ...
Some people favor freedom, liberty and equality
-Caveat Lector-
"M.A. Johnson" wrote:
-Caveat Lector-
nurev wrote:
That's not the point. These people don't like any kind of
democracy because they are essentially elitist and resent
being restricted by society.
MJ:
Straw man, non sequitur, ad hominem ...
Some people favor
-Caveat Lector-
No Kidding wrote:
-Caveat Lector-
But it may easily become an absurd
tyranny if we regard it worshipfully, as though it were more than a
political device. We have lost all sense of its true meaning wheen
we imagine that the opinion of fifty-one per cent is in some high
-Caveat Lector-
nurev wrote:
That's not the point. These people don't like any kind of
democracy because they are essentially elitist and resent
being restricted by society.
MJ:
Straw man, non sequitur, ad hominem ...
Some people favor freedom, liberty and equality over
the whims of
-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 99-05-21 07:57:37 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Some people favor freedom, liberty and equality over
the whims of the majority.
No people ever knowingly, willingly gave away their freedom, liberty and
equality due to the "whims" of a MAJORITY. These things
-Caveat Lector-
"A senior member of the Liberal party objected strenuously that this
measure, if passed, would give Dutch citizens too much power over their
government."
Entire Dutch Cabinet Resigns
By ANTHONY DEUTSCH
.c The Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The entire
-Caveat Lector-
Das GOAT wrote:
"A senior member of the Liberal party objected strenuously
that this measure, if passed, would give Dutch citizens
too much power over their government."
Entire Dutch Cabinet Resigns
By ANTHONY DEUTSCH
.c The Associated Press
THE
-Caveat Lector-
But it may easily become an absurd
tyranny if we regard it worshipfully, as though it were more than a
political device. We have lost all sense of its true meaning wheen
we imagine that the opinion of fifty-one per cent is in some high
fashion the true opinion of the whole
