Reply To: Is the USA Democracy A Morally Just System

@yytz,
You bring out a good point. I suppose I question specifically the American style democracy. I advocate that yes maybe we need a style like you outline in France. And yes if a populist can be elected perhaps some kind of authoritarian is needed with some checks and balances,

I disagree with your last statement and thats my point. No these things can not be changed. When someone is a populist for example, your vote for a different candidate won’t help. The point of populism is that evil people like Hitler YMS can be elected because they know how to channel human emotion even when they can cuase massive destruction. You are just one person who is wise and see through such people but your vote can’t stand against an evil populist A populist by definition exploits democracy, Similarly, you can’t just start a new media company. Its not like starting a gorcery store. The NYT is so powerful and populist in its way. You can’t match it. Meanwhile it continues to spread blood libels that result in deaths of jewish lives. A bit of authoritarian govt (like what Israel has when shutting down Al Jezzera and trying to shut down the AP) is the only answer. The same is true for gun laws. And good luck advocating to change the second amendment. Once again if something is so popular it can make zero sense and you can’t fight it.