Ian On The Red Dot

The problem with democracy is that the average human has no desire to learn, no capacity to understand and no stomach to pursue truth.

All humans are pathetic self-interested creatures with a tendency to grab short-term gratification as opposed to work for long-term satisfaction.

Yet, we want to convince ourselves we can trust these people to make an informed decision in choosing the best among those who ostensibly want to serve our best interests as a people.

If the individual human is self-interested, how can the aggregate be any better?

Everyone thinks the alternative to a democracy is communism.

No.

The alternative to no democracy could be no government.

But, yes, the tragedy of the commons and what not.

Difficult questions without a doubt.

Democracy isn’t the only choice and neither is communism the only other choice.