Re:Salim Ismail – Our democracy is about to collapse
by Spooky23 on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @09:05AM
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> Democracy "works" only when majority of population is well-educated and cultured
Who gets to decide who is smart enough?
Universal suffrage is a feature. It's a defensive mechanism against self-interested parties ignoring the needs of the people. You may see those less educated or cultured than as you as rabble, but the democratic process punishes that bias to ignore those people.
> The crucial thing is that members of such aristocracy must be quickly and easily replaced when fail or lost support.
Recorded human history suggests that "competent and educated" aristocrats fail to remove themselves individually or as a an empowered group.
Who gets to decide who is smart enough?
Universal suffrage is a feature. It's a defensive mechanism against self-interested parties ignoring the needs of the people. You may see those less educated or cultured than as you as rabble, but the democratic process punishes that bias to ignore those people.
> The crucial thing is that members of such aristocracy must be quickly and easily replaced when fail or lost support.
Recorded human history suggests that "competent and educated" aristocrats fail to remove themselves individually or as a an empowered group.