I am accepting of representative democracy when it is constrained within the framework of a constitutional republic that recognizes and defends the natural rights of the individual. In such a political structure the mobs can often be held at bay.
Once you achieve numbers in double digits, the concept of a
pure democracy becomes impossible. The various factions will invariable splinter to form smaller democracies or resort to violence to maintain order (???)
I'm not sure the parameters set forth by Issodhos have ever been achieved either, but it never hurts to hold out hopes for a better tomorrow.
Trying, possibly in vain, to get back on topic while mixing threads at the same time: We now have at least two states teetering on insolvency. Is it possible that a panic of some sort will soon occur?
