Ron H. wrote, quoting Hal:
> << Democracy just means rule by the people. I don't see anything in that
> definition which specifies that minorities' rights have to be respected.
> The American democracy initially allowed slavery, and I think the ancient
> Greek version did as well. Hal >>
>
> Thank you, I just wanted to know what you were advocating.
I should make it clear that I am not advocating democracy. I was
objecting to Samantha's comparison of capitalism to democracy. She seemed
to be using democracy as positive example. My point was that democracy
is a highly imperfect system, and that comparing capitalism to democracy
actually degrades capitalism.
Hal
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