10 março 2007

Chega de bananice...

... E vamos falar de coisas mais interessantes.

Como, por exemplo, Walter Williams explicando por que Democracia e Liberdade não são sinônimos e, pelo contrário, a Democracia pode levar à opressão e à tirania.

Does democracy really deserve the praise it receives? According to Webster's Dictionary, democracy is defined as "government by the people; especially: rule of the majority." What's so great about majority rule? Let's look at majority rule, as a decision-making tool, and ask how many of our choices we would like settled by what a majority likes.

Would you want the kind of car that you own to be decided through a democratic process, or would you prefer purchasing any car you please? Ask that same question about decisions such as where you live, what clothes you purchase, what food you eat, what entertainment you enjoy and what wines you drink. I'm sure that if anyone suggested that these choices be subject to a democratic process, you'd deem it tyranny.

É, acho que no final das contas acabei falando do Bananão sem querer...