We glibly toss off the statement that pure democracy does not work. In reality we don’t know because pure democracy is like Utopia, it has never existed and probably never could exist.
When we say it does not work we are referring to the ancient attempts of Greece. Keep in mind that those democracies were slave cultures with a heavy dose of class awareness thrown in. Large percentages of the population were not considered citizens. Add, or more accurately, subtract women from the mix and you end up with a small percentage having the franchise. Yet they were proud to call themselves “democracies”.
Our original system was a federal republic, not a democracy. It was designed knowing that people would try to use the vote to corrupt the system and gain power for themselves. Many have tried and some have had some success but we have now come to a time when it seems that people wanting to do the right thing are a small minority. Powerful people routinely ignore the rule of law when it is convenient and then throw the book at anyone who disagrees with them. We see Trump supporters being given multiple year sentences for what amounts to first offense trespass at the worst. At the same time violent anarchists who are literally burning down cities get released with a slap on the wrist, if that. I think they might get released with an apology and a voucher for dinner.
I think I am becoming a monarchist. History is full of kings and emperors. Some did well. Some did poorly. There are no guarantees. If the deep state folks keep pushing the odds are there will eventually be a violent reaction and I would say the probable result will be some kind of one man rule.
Maybe anarchy has its place. We live in a day when modern firearms make it possible for almost anyone to defend themselves. No longer do the biggest muscles win. It would be a constant battle between people who want to be left alone and people who want to mess. My guess is that we might run out of messers after a time.
Keep praying. Keep voting. Keep speaking up.
homo unius libri
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Opus 2023-157: Long Live the King
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