Stasi

[darmstadt]

The terrorists are winning

And the innocent will pay

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[doodab]

Is there an inherent weakness in liberal democracy that means that, like soviet communism, it will eventually collapse under the weight of it's own internal contradictions?

[darmstadt]

Is there an inherent weakness in liberal democracy that means that, like soviet communism, it will eventually collapse under the weight of it's own internal contradictions?

Yes, possibly.

[AtW]

Is there an inherent weakness in liberal democracy that means that, like soviet communism, it will eventually collapse under the weight of it's own internal contradictions?

Given enough time every democracy would outsource most of jobs to non-democratic countries

[KentPhilip]

What we need is a plutocracy. Where the number of votes you have is proportional to the amount of money and value of assets you have.

It makes sense because if you are smart enough to make lots of money you're likely to be smart enough to know who to choose to run the country well.

[doodab]

It makes sense because if you are smart enough to make lots of money you're likely to be smart enough to know who to choose to run the country well.

And almost certainly not so stupid as to choose the welfare of the country over self interest

[darmstadt]

It makes sense because if you are smart enough to make lots of money you're likely to be smart enough to know who to choose to run the country well.

Drug dealers, sex traffickers, bankers, despot dictators, members of parliament, etc. I don't think so somehow.

[Old Greg]

Is there an inherent weakness in liberal democracy that means that, like soviet communism, it will eventually collapse under the weight of it's own internal contradictions?

Liberal democracy is just a vehicle for capitalism. When it fails, capitalism will continue under the banner of fascism.

[darmstadt]

Liberal democracy is just a vehicle for capitalism. When it fails, capitalism will continue under the banner of fascism.

I always thought the neo-con Liberal democracy was just a result of a socio-climatic upheaval due to capitalistic values being subverted by a Marxist economy undergoing a re-evaluation of the Socialist doctrine as prescribed by Imperialist attitudes. Labels, stick 'em up where the sun don't shine...

[AtW]

What we need is a plutocracy. Where the number of votes you have is proportional to the amount of money and value of assets you have.

No, what we need is taxocracy where the number of votes you have is proportional to the amount of tax paid less benefits.