King is a word hateful to any free man’s ears.
Bend the knee if that feels safe to you; knee bender.
I will stand on my feet as a free man.
Arguing against democracy just shows the authors ignorance. We are not a democracy.
If 51% can tell the 49% what to do, that 49% are not free. In fact, the 51% are not free either, because in 4 years the tables turn.
About knee-bending, the pomp and circumstance of modern elected government would put Louis XIV to shame. Or are you in principle against treating people with respect?
The argument is not against pure democracy; it is against the system where the outcomes are subject to elections.