In Defense Of Democracy
What are the chances that one person can make the right decisions for an entire country? Especially if that person gained power not because they were the most qualified, but because they overthrew an existing government, rigged an election, or inherited the position?
Politics is a never-ending struggle for power. That’s why having a system with dispersed power is so important. It prevents any one person or group from gaining too much power and provides a non-violent mechanism for removing bad actors from office.
In politics, it’s not always the one with the right solutions who wins. It’s often the one who is most persuasive. That said, it’s obvious that democracy is a much lesser evil than autocracy. Sadly, there are some who don’t realize that, making the world a much more dangerous place than it needs to be.
People who want to overthrow democratic governments in the name of freedom would likely not allow said freedom once they were in charge. They would likely put themselves in positions of power and claim they’re doing it merely to prevent supporters of the previous regime from taking back power. Such people tend to be in favor of democracy so long as they think it will benefit them personally. If a group they’re not aligned with were to overthrow the government, they would be against such a revolution.
