The Size of the Social Unit: Demented Masses

There is a catastrophic lack of understanding regarding democracy. This lack of understanding is aggravated by endless propaganda. A “win” for democracy is a loss for liberty. It’s the beginning of the abolition of property. Property is necessary for liberty. Democracy can have the occasional step towards liberty. However, the reverse is much more common. A democratic society can vote its way towards totalitarianism, and that never ends peacefully.

It’s extremely uncommon to find supporters of democracy through history. Many were outright opponents of it. If they weren’t opponents, they certainly had apprehensions. They understood there were despotic tendencies. Almost no influential thinker thought of it as a good form of government. This includes every founder. There wasn’t one exception in the entire group. Democracy doesn’t achieve the masses ends.

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