None of that matters, though. Democracy continues working because the transition of power persists.

If you disagree, there are plenty of other countries you can immigrate to that don't practice democracy. But this is how America works, and I'll defend it to the last even if I disagree with the extremists.

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johnisgood 2 days ago | parent [-]

What are you thoughts on http://anthonyflood.com/rothbarddemocracy.htm?

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bigyabai 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I think the "neoliberalism contradiction" point was tired when Hegel noticed it. America is (and has always been) mired in inequality, the system we have today doesn't need a refit. Judging by the last paragraph, it seems like Rothbard agrees on this.

There's not much else to add that isn't buffeted in the essay itself. Representative democracy sucks dick, and the fact that Americans engage in politics vicariously ensures that our Volksgeist is reduced to petty arguments about Michelle Obama's penis. Appeals to transgression are a threat to all political systems, not just democracy. See my other comment about the Red Guard.

	▲	johnisgood 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, but with this comment in mind, I do not quite understand "but this is how America works, and I'll defend it to the last even if I disagree with the extremists.", because it seems like you do want to change some things with regarding to how it works. This is what I was interested in.