Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.
Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.
The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.
And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups.
Democracies are poor breeding grounds for terrorism and war.
People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.
Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a general shrinking of the democratic space.
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.
Experience has taught me that any kind of political grouping is oppressive. It's the blind mass that crushes the individual.