“Remember Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes exhausts and [destroys] itself. . .It is in vain to Say that Democracy is … less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or less avaricious than Aristocracy or Monarchy. It is not true in Fact and no where appears in history. Those Passions are the same in all […]
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Remember, democracy never lasts long.
It soon wastes, exhausts, and destroys itself.
It is in vain to say democracy is less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy.
It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history those passions are the same, and all men, under all forms of simple government and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud, violence, and cruelty.
In every age there is a set of beliefs that are elevated to a sacred status and questioning them is deemed heretical.
For centuries, it was the dogmas of Christianity that possessed this status.
Today, it is the dogma of the democratic state.
Democracy as currently practiced is the greatest form of government, and anyone who denies this commits blasphemy, or so we are taught.
But just as much of the christian dogma was availed to protect the power of the church, the same can be said about democracy.
Democracy, with its political campaigns, elections, and the illusion of rule by the people, is a veil behind which politicians and bureaucrats parasitically enrich themselves while imposing their corrupt vision of society on the rest of us.
In this video, we explore some of the fatal flaws of modern democracy and explain how, instead of promoting social flourishing, it has given rise to a form of soft totalitarianism conceived as the foundation of liberty.
Modern democracy paves the way for tyranny born for the purpose of standing as a bulwark against power.
It ends by providing power with the finest soil it has ever had in which to spread itself over the social field.
There are many institutions that are necessary for a free and prosperous society.
These include free markets, the division of labor, a rule of law that promotes order and trust, strong families, sound money, a school system that educates instead of indoctrinates, and a robust media that pursues the truth instead of spreading propaganda.
If a democracy preserves these institutions, then one can claim that it is a form of political organization conducive to social harmony.
But if a democracy continually produces governments that destroy these institutions, then the value of democracy must be questioned.
Across the globe, the governments of most democracies are doing the latter, from the family unit to schooling the media, free markets, sound money, or the rule of law.