Democracy

[quidnick]

Talk to some idiots on the street who don't get, or care about world issues. There's a 1% chance he'll/she'll give you an informed opinion.

[LocoRico89]

If they don't like it, they may go to Russia

[newvultraz]

America is a republic, damn it.

I don't know where people got the idea it was a democracy.

[lyon1535]

@newvultraz It's a representative republic in which the officials are elected via a democratic process.

This is what people refer to when they say democracy does not work.

[Verbeke7]

Democracy? No...

Constitutional republicanism with democratic representation?

Damn straight.

[mariethebest09]

This video should be renamed "Kent Brockman speaks the truth."

[zibafu]

governance doesnt work, I dont need anyone telling me what I can and cant do

[BigGator5]

Republics work best.

[gobo760]

@BigGator5 Indeed, the Peoples Republic of China should be a model for all. :)

[BigGator5]

@gobo760 Just because they say they are a Republic, they are not. They are really an Oligarchy. We live in a Republic (or should be): playlist?list=PL0FDDBDB4473530­ED

[metathus]

Very true statement right here.

[newURSS]

comunism is the real democracy!!!

[DoctorCapitalist]

@newURSS Democracy is awful

[Treblaine]

This should be useful in certain forum debates

[Pikazilla]

go to Wall St and rebel!

[ryanthesound]

@LifeOfDuality Good Rebuttal there. Sure that's put him in his place.

[darkjediMIK]

I'm surprised no one's quoted what Congress decided before this video started; also sad it was cut out.

[SpyceySalad]

thats why we have a republic :/

[VinnyVanYiffy]

recording to spam Ghost

[JarshMaul]

If one of the presidential candidates adopted this as their slogan, I'd vote for them in a heartbeat.

[PunchSydeironReviews]

Castro: That's what I've been trying to tell you guys!

[megabrowser17]

Which is exactly why all major nations today apply some form of it.

[ihavekankles]

@megabrowser17

it's a joke

[LocoRico89]

Finally!

[John3285]

not in america anyway

[DoctorCapitalist]

@John3285 Not in any other country either. Democracy sucks ass.

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist Why? It's certainly better than all the other systems

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 No, it really isn't. It's simply tyranny of the majority. The majority should not be able to impose their will on the minority through the threat of physical violence. We need to respect individual liberties.

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist Oh right, but the tyranny of the minority is better? Please, representative democracy aka republics cannot compare the to the amount of individual freedom can attain from pure libertarian democracy.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 I don't support tyranny of the minority. I support individual liberties, where no individual can do things against other individuals against their consent.

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist Right, but you're sitting here defending the republic. It is a tyranny of the minority over the majority.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 The reason people support republics is usually because they believe that the state's only job should be to protect individual liberties, however this is paradoxical as in order for a state to be defined as a state, it must have a "legitimate" monopoly over a geographical on being able to do things to individuals or their property against their consent. That's what a state is. An invasive defender is quite a silly concept.

[Christ724]

Yet you defend it. I'd understand if you were a supporter of consensus style, decentralized, direct democracy but you sit here defending a system of privilege and injustice.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 I don't. I'd prefer to either have an extremely limited republic government (where the only things that can be voted on are methods of defending individuals from force, fraud etc) or pretty much just get rid of the state all together.

Sounds crazy but you know, the state has done pretty much all the worst things in mankind lol

The state is simply a violently enforced monopoly on defence and justice. It never used to be like this.

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist A limited republican government by definition supports privilege (those in power) over those without. If the state has committed so much wrong, why even support and defend Republics? That doesn't make sense, just call yourself an anti-statist, period. Also, I don't know what fairy tale world you thought the past was but it was never like that.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 "Also, I don't know what fairy tale world you thought the past was but it was never like that"

Nonsense. You obviously have never heard of common law.

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist I didn't argue that common law didn't exist, I'm saying that you're rosy romanticist view of common law is bullshit.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 This method of judgement was not used in all cases, but mainly used in regards for things such as property and land disputes/

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist Even then it's still a rosy picture

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 It used to be that when people had disputes, both parties would select a mutually agreed upon judge (who had a reputation for being honest, fair and objective) and both would agree to abide by the judge's ruling after much investigation of course.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 The state does very little in actually defending people from force or fraud. You could use the argument that the threat of prison deters criminals but I really don't see police officers running into a house and fighting with a psycho with a gun in your house.

Remember the Columbine shootings? There were 800 swat officers waiting outside the school with guns, none of them went in there to deal with a few teenagers.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 Perhaps a constitutional direct democracy at least? Lol

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 Individual liberties, as in, liberty from having things done to their bodies or property against their consent. Liberty from the initiation of violence if you will.

[DoctorCapitalist]

@Christ724 Democracy is simply two wolves and a sheep deciding on what to eat.

[Christ724]

@DoctorCapitalist Funny, it sounds like you're describing a Republic...oh wait, the difference is that the wolves claim to represent the sheep right?

[NickHannula]

Thinking democracy works? That's a paddlin'

[EyeforanEye88]

Short, but true!!

[doombybbr]

@EyeforanEye88 well it is actually "elective dictatorship" ..... but for some reason everyone thinks that it is democracy.

[texasB666]

It's funny because it's true ^^

[1dschamp]

Short, but funny!!