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What can (or should) be done to defend democracy when the citizens don't want democracy?
Topic Started: May 25 2018, 10:27 PM (32 Views)
Soopairik
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Should we just let the citizens to do what they want, or do we must force a democracy on them?
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Jinfengopteryx
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From experience, they mostly don't want it anymore in times of emergency, so it would be best to solve the emergency.
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starman
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Soopairik
May 25 2018, 10:27 PM
Should we just let the citizens to do what they want, or do we must force a democracy on them?


Unless you mean a foreign state like in Iraq 2003, I don't think democracy must be forced on people. It's definitely what the masses want--even if many often don't vote--since it enables them to get what they want.
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Soopairik
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My grandma told me in her days, the older folks really wanted a king to come back because they were really used to a monarchy. And to force a monarchy to end was sort of a punch in the face for them. Forcing any kind of government on anyone will cause trouble.
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If the people, or enough of them, no longer want democracy, then just let it die. I can't see democracy waning in the US--where it's been long established-- unless it really screws up big time (in which case a new system is essential). I think we're seeing the beginnings of that now.
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