I heard an interview with an author in the early 2000's, who wrote a book on the atrocities committed in the name of communism and democracy. It was the first time I had heard anyone comment negatively on democracy. It stuck in my head.
That's why we have a constitutional republic, so the majority can't vote away our rights and barbecue babies on the white house lawn, because it's popular this year. Democracy is not just socialism. It is whatever crock of sh*t that the majority can be persuaded to believe. One half of the people in America have an IQ of less than 98. This is one of the most terrifying facts of which I am aware. This, when coupled with democracy, becomes unmitigated horror, every time.
Yeah, I knew about that. The highly, and even moderately, intelligent question orders too much. Law enforcement is the domain of push button robots. It has been a curious thing to me, for a while, that the people tasked with enforcing the laws, do not have degrees in law. It is the same as someone with no knowledge of football, being a referee.