Is Democracy Glorified Mob Rule?
352346
Yes.\nUntil we have a public that is educated in political machinations and process, democracy is glorified mob rule. While politicians are becoming more secretive, corporations more powerful, and television stretches its influence as a glass teat of apathy, democracy will remain as mob rule- or at least easily manipulated through fear, catering to the selfish and the fearful more than the future.
486475
If the truth be told - there is no such thing as 'democracy' for all, and there never will be.\nSociety needs rules, the moment you have rules, you interfere with someones freedom - that is not democratic.
1143401
no.  was never a democracy.  it was intended to be a republic, but we all got sold to the highest bidder.  now its a corporate run capitalistic prison state.
506504
I think each country must fight it's own wars if it wants democracy.  If the people want it badly enough they'll do so, it's not up to others to step in and hand it to them or cram it down their throats.
450885
In a democracy, forged over 200 years or so, we should not even be entertaining the thought of killing an elected leader.  We have processes in place to remove unsatisfactory leaderships.  Those who think killing is the way forward ought to try and imagine a world without democracy eg Zimbabwe Nazi Germany South African apartheid Rwanda
261306
I assume you are referring to the entire criminal justise system as the professional group.\n\nAs in the series Law and Order it involves enforcement as well as the legal profession.  Part of the system is the law makers as well.\n\nPublic policy is not always easy to define.\n\nPower and influence in an ideal democaracy would come from the people but we know that isn't really true, eoungh money will sway public opinion and buy almost any election and swing almost any vote whether it is public or in legistature.\n\nI am not sure what you mean by "playing policy roles"\n\nThe direct enforcers offer direct power.  The police and the judges.  But those who actually make the laws provide the true power and that comes back to the people with money to buy the influence to change laws.  \n\nIt really all goes back to the rich and powerful.
834316
Absolutely.  It it wasn't for the legal system we would have lynch mobs.  The public is still swayed by public opinion, true or not.  Look at what happened to that Benet-John Karr guy.  Everyone wanted to castrate him and draw and quarter him.  As much as I believe in modern society, most people are still sheep.
267329
The "moral majority" is a tyranical two faced monster. They are a mob mentality gang bent on dictatoral control over anything that isn't exactly like them.. sounds like the whore on the beast is loose to me
130946
Hey .. hey .. wait a minute \n\nWhat .. Democracy .. is it Georgie W and Mafiooooos kind of Democracy ur talking about .. ??\n\nIt is non of ur business anyway ..
865490
No ... How can someone force democracy on someone else? If it's forced, then is it really a democracy? If there is ever to be democracy or peace over there, then they will have to resolve it themselves.
643559
Where did that come from? After reading the papers and seeing the latest news, your question seems to stem from the recent protests in India! Even here we see that Indians adopt a peaceful protest when things get unbearable! People power is on the rise, but the government is also listening!\nIndia has long baffled theorists of democracy. Democratic theory holds that poverty, widespread illiteracy, and a deeply hierarchical social structure are inhospitable conditions for the functioning of democracy. Yet except for 18 months in 1975-77, India has maintained its democratic institutions ever since it became independent of Britain in 1947. Over those five decades, there have been 12 parliamentary elections and many more state assembly elections. Peaceful transfers of power between rival political parties have occurred seven times at the central (i.e., federal) level. Since 1967, the party that ruled in New Delhi has not ruled in nearly half of the states. Since 1977, moreover, incumbent governments have been repeatedly defeated in elections. The press has remained vigorous, free, and unafraid to challenge the government, as even a cursory sampling of morning newspapers will show. The judiciary, despite periodic pressure from the federal executive branch, maintains institutional autonomy. Election turnout keeps rising, exceeding the levels typical in several advanced Western democracies. Having started at 45.7 percent in the first general elections (held in 1952), turnout now often rises above 60 percent. \n\nPredictions of an imminent collapse of India's democracy have continued since the 1960s. When Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended democracy in June 1975 and declared a state of emergency, it seemed that India was finally starting down the path that most of the world's poorer democracies had already traveled. Yet democracy returned 18 months later, and emergency rule proved to be a conjunctural aberration rather than an emerging structural trend. \nTo be sure, danger signs remain. When unpopular ruling parties are thrown out, hope that the new incumbents will govern wisely and well too often gives way quickly to anguish, but hope always remains!
360816
The mob is not nearly as efficient as Holllywood makes them out to be. With each successive generation the quality of gangsterism has declined considerably - to the point where they're now mostly ignorant thugs. It's also expensive to go after people. The fact is the mob gets very few informers these days. Gravano, Hill, etc., they're hiding in plain sight.
624382
Well, the political system of the Unted States does have some democratic features, however, it is far from a true democracy. Speaking about the actual system, not just the abuse of power occuring as of late. \n\nAnd bucksrams, thanks for the good laugh. \n\nIn all seriousness, Switzerland is probably the country that resembles a democracy the most in the world of today.
458416
Yeah \nThe term "mafia" describes a specific secret society in Sicily and their descendants in the United States of America where Sicilian organized criminals had spread by the early 20th century through immigration.\n\nMafia power peaked in the United States in the mid-20th century, until a series of FBI investigations in the 1970s and 1980s somewhat curtailed the Mafia's influence. Despite the decline, the Mafia and its reputation have become entrenched in American popular culture, portrayed in movies, TV shows, and even product commercials.\n\nToday the Italian-American Mafia remains the most powerful criminal organization operating in the USA and uses this status to maintain control over the majority of both Chicago's and New York City's criminal enterprises. It also has links to the more established organization from which it sprung, the original Sicilian Mafia.\n\nMafia power in Sicily is much more well established and complete. Corruption is widespread, and local government is almost an offshoot of the organization itself. Mafia influence in the national legislature has long been suspected, but never proven outright\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia
734796
Democracy (literally "rule by the people", from the Greek demos, "people," and kratos, "rule") is a form of government for a nation state, or for an organization in which all the citizens have an equal vote or voice in shaping policy or electing government officials. While the term democracy is often used in the context of a political state, the principles are also applicable to other bodies, such as universities, labor unions, public companies, or civic organizations.............enjoy just dont believe it actually exists!
1002488
Democracy is a front word.  The goal is to spread democracy all over the globe to create a new world order, all countries ruled under one leader ship.  Which in reality there are those who control everything anyway, but slowly they instill fear (like the fake government sponsored 9-11 event http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848&q=loose+change)into the sheeple to make the transition unnoticable.
963788
Yes, I like living in a democracy.Its what hundreds of thousands of good men and women gave their lives for in the TWO world wars. Those people believed they were fighting for 'free speech' and the right to have a say in the running of this country.We have pseudo MPs here;they are dictators (most of them anyway)