At the heart of both democracy and capitalism is a simple assumption that, across the board, people make free and relatively rational decisions: that we are, to borrow a medical term, Gillick Competent.
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Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen to the experts, what is the point of having democracy?
The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual.
Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
One always has to worry when capitalism has a role in health care. If you're just using health care to make money, you will treat the wrong diseases. Capitalism has its limits. There is a role for governments, and this is one where they should be involved.
Democracy allows rhetoric, false empathy and emotion to pummel rational thinking - so it's no wonder so many politicians thrive in it.
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.