>> There is no democracy on a cruise ship, but people seem to like 'em.
>
>How about "both / and": People like most a cruise ship
>with *optional* democracy, i.e., with freedom to
>choose when they want, and security always (except
>when they want to take a risk, and then only until they
>hit the alarm button).
But a real-life cruise ship is not a democracy -- it's under the control of
the captain and crew. Everyone is happy as long as the passengers get all
the bread and circus they want (and it's not unlimited).
Unlike capitalism, I don't believe democracy is in our genes. How many of
us really give a damn about politics itself? Certainly not me!
I don't need democracy to be happy. I see the iceberg on my radar screen
and don't want my ship to ram it at full speed. I am only involved in
politics because our present captain and crew are insane.
Jay
