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Politics : Support the French! Viva Democracy!
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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (2149)7/23/2003 12:05:49 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (2) of 7839
 
"So where did you get the "irrational idealism" from when this is a more than one hundred
year old reality

As I stated previously, I was referring to your comment that ALL (the personal interests) of people should be represented in a democracy (and this was your "minimal" expectation for democracy!). Such a dream is both idealistic and irrational. Democracy DOES NOT represent ALL the personal interests of people. Indeed, democratic policy generally reflects the desires, values, and interests of those whom have money and power.

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"Well, one old thought is that the personal interests of people actually differ and that all those
interests should be, at a minimum, represented""

This is where you need to leave idealistic irrationalism for realism. "ALL INTERESTS" are NEVER represented. The whole point of "democracy" is that "majority" interests will be represented
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