Metaphysic Storm

Democracy is considered one of the primary elements of what constitutes “Freedom”. The Idea is that the majorities will is either directly executed or the direction, stance and character of the representatives are a manifestation of it. However, authority implies some or total suppression of the will of the individual, the exact opposite of freedom. Anarchy is the “political” form of freedom, but within anarchy the individuals are subject to the brutalities of the chance circumstance, doubly so with birth. Without designated authorities, everyone is an authority. And without any standard of law the one with the biggest gun and the most friends is king. Functioning anarchy is impossible with beings possessing minds, for it would divulge into a complex multimonarchy.

The antithesis of democracy is dictatorship. Within a dictatorship the vast majority of a population have no vote on who or what is the authority. But even the dictator isn’t completely free. His existence is dependent on the majorities contentment, for the dictators prosperity is directly related to the masses’ state. Human rights aren’t necessarily any better protected under a democracy compared to a dictatorship, only the threat of violation typically will never occur to more than forty nine percent of the population. A bill of rights to protect the individual is also not a guarantee because anything that’s written by the people can be erased by the people. Continue Reading »