[Illbay]

Democracy indeed trumps everything else.

The major point here is that governments are threatened by many different things. Tyrants have to fear their own people in exact proportion to the fear they themselves exact.

As soon as the tyrant is seen to be vulnerable to the proper extent, he is set upon and very often, he is destroyed.

A democracy, otoh, depends upon the integrity of the PEOPLE. As long as the people are honest and true to themselves, to one another, a democratic republic will survive--even if there is from time to time corruption in the political class, because the people can purge the system. But when the people themselves are corrupt, and ungodly, and wicked, they cannot hold their freedoms, and the result is, more often than not--a tyranny.

Ironic.

[MEG33]

Very nice post,Illbay

[POGIFFMOO]

Don't let the DU see that, it's heresy.

[The Wizard]

Do you see Brit shaking his head over Juan....He must hate having to deal withg this maroon every week....

Juan is such a jerk

[null and void]

But when the people themselves are corrupt, and ungodly, and wicked, they cannot hold their freedoms, and the result is, more often than not--a tyranny. Ironic.

One could make the case that the "corrupt, and ungodly, and wicked" do not deserve democracy/freedom...