Debating with my mother, who doesn’t believe in democracy, made me realize something.
The reason why I favor democracy more than a group of elite in choosing a leader and running a country is because the masses are easier to believe. As dumb and unreliable as they are in knowing what’s good and what’s not, they have less capacity for conspiracy.
Most of the time, when the majority expresses a desire, you can believe it to be what they truly want, at least for the time. While they may be impulsive and ill-informed, their intent as the majority of a nation’s population is overt, with little to no ulterior motive.
A group of individuals holding on to the reins of power, on the other hand, I can trust to be untrustworthy. They can pull the wool over our eyes and do as they will. They plot and scheme to fool the masses, as they always have throughout history.
“But at least they’re smarter and more competent. They can make decisions better than the stupid masses.”
And we would be at their mercy. Their intent is covert; they can show one thing and do something else. Yes, democracy has corruption, but that rot isn’t as strong as that of a comfortable autocracy.
You think that way because you truly believe what the masses suffer doesn’t affect you. Perhaps you favor the elite ruling everything because you think you need not lift a finger and care about what happens to everyone else.
But once the storm does come, do you really think you won’t fall to your knees like everyone else?
