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RE: War in Syria - The way criminal politicians define moral!
Democracy itself is not quite the good thing it is spun as...
What if the education is dumbed down, and you manage to get in control of the principle sources of information that most people consume?
It becomes a pretty scary thing... and I think Lysander Spooner put it very well in the very early days of the United States.
sums it up quite realistic
That guy has so many great writings. The only part about him really taught in history is that he is the guy that created a competing postal service that was out competing the U.S. Postal Service and forced them to lower their prices. They eventually put that out of business by passing laws to make it illegal.
He was also a successful attorney and has some truly epic pieces of literature and thought.
The United States is not a democracy, it is a Constitutional Republic.
Yeah I didn't say it was. ;)
The topic I responded to was Democracy. A Democracy is rule of the majority. The quote and what I said still apply.
The original post is written in a very confusing manner IMO(not your original post). I thought some may be confused. I understand that you are merely making a comment about democracy. :)