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To: koan who wrote (18677)	12/21/2011 4:15:05 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 69300

"The American system is not a democracy. It is a constitutional republic. A democracy, if you attach meaning to terms, is a system of unlimited majority rule . . . a form of collectivism, which denies individual rights . . . . The American system is a constitutionally limited republic, restricted to the protection of individual rights. In such a system, majority rule is applicable only to lesser details, such as the selection of certain personnel. But the majority has no say over the basic principles governing the government. It has no power to ask for or gain the infringement of individual rights." aynrandlexicon.com

To: koan who wrote (18677)	12/21/2011 5:07:30 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Don't you understand until we had democracy mankind lived in a horrible world of dicators and kings and where the aristocracy controlled everyone and most were peasants and serfs who lived under tyranny and in terrible poverty But in reality aren't you describing the current situation , the collective just hasn't realized it yet ? ;o) It could be said that the middle class were better off in Rome 2000yrs ago than they are today ...more communion , happier surroundings and more in touch with their lives & joys ...and happier Religions .

To: koan who wrote (18677)	12/21/2011 8:23:17 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

"So if not a democracy, what form of government is better?" A Constitutional Republic is much better as Rand said when defending human rights and freedoms against the collective of communism which had swept the planet. "until we had democracy mankind lived in a horrible world of dicators and kings and where the aristocracy controlled" Careful with paraphrasing Ayn Rand like that. Some propagandist might start calling you vicious names after you are dead! "You seem to go out of your way to protect Rand." Not going out of my way, at all. I am protecting ideas. Democracy killed Socrates. Individuals had no rights until the American and French Revolutions. Freedom was paid for through the centuries with the blood of thousands of martyrs to Truth and Reason. What they fought for deserves to be defended. A Constitutional Republic deserves to be defended. Freedom from King and Priest deserves to be defended. Freedom from Communism (collectives have rights-people do not) deserves to be defended.

To: koan who wrote (18677)	12/21/2011 11:14:33 AM
From: Solon	Respond to of 69300

"In the time of your life, live – so that in that good time, there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life that your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere and, when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed. Discover in all things that which shines and is beyond corruption. Encourage virtue in every heart where it may have been driven into secrecy and sorrow by the shame and terror of the world. Ignore the unimportant, for it is unworthy of the clear eye and the rational mind. Be not the inferior of any man, nor aspire to superiority over men. Remember that every man is a variation on the same theme, but let no man’s guilt be yours, nor allow yourself claim to another man’s innocence. Despise evil and wickedness, and fight it by the power of your own virtue – with every fiber of your being. For the men who turn to evil will prey upon your understanding, your generosity, and your love of life. Have no shame in being gentle, but if the time comes in the time of your life to kill, kill. And have no regret. In the time of your life, live – so that in that wondrous time, you shall not add to the sorrow and misery of the world, but experience the infinite delight of achieving the happiness possible only to you while in it."