alt Hacker Newsidentical critique of democracy, just sub in “manipulation of voters“ for choice of readers”
(my comment is admittedly in poor form since I’m just redirecting to a hobby horse of mine)
identical critique of democracy, just sub in “manipulation of voters“ for choice of readers”
(my comment is admittedly in poor form since I’m just redirecting to a hobby horse of mine)
H.L. Mencken is my preferred critic of democracy.
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."
or
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."