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is, in an apathetic society, no longer a matter of majority rule, but simply a state of enduring the tyranny of organized minorities.

simply a state of enduring the tyranny of organized minorities.

is a bad form of government, essentially amounting to majority or mob rule.

In fact, for Aristotle, Democracy was a bad form of government. Democracy essentially amounted to majority or mob rule. Aristotle was primarily concerned with right rule that is, rule by virtuous citizens. This form of government would be . . .

is a confession of the decadence of man consummating his diminution, mediocrity, and degradation of value.

To Nietzsche, the whole concept of democracy was a disaster. It mouthed the stupidity 'Everyone is equal to everyone else,' and that meant ''At bottom we are one and all self-seeking cattle and mob.' He indicted democracy as a confession of the decadence of man consummating his diminution (Verkleineritng) , mediocrity (Vermittelmiissigung), and degradation of value (Wert-Erniedrigung). Over and over again he repeats the phrase ''parliamentary drivel' ( Blodsinn) .

is a corrupt form of rule because the demos tends to be shortsighted and selfish, with common people recklessly pursuing their own interests by taking property, wealth, and power from the few with little or no regard for the peace and stability of the polis as a whole.

For Aristotle, democracy is a corrupt form of rule because the demos tends to be shortsighted and selfish. The common people will recklessly pursue their own interests by taking property, wealth, and power from the few with little or no regard for the peace and stability of the polis as a whole. But this serves their interests only in the short run, and in the end they will bring chaos, and ultimately tyranny, to the whole polis.

is a deviant form of rule since it aims to promote the self-interest of a particular group, namely the majority.

For Aristotle democracy is a deviant form of rule since it aims to promote the self-interest of a particular group, namely the majority. His evaluation of democracy as the least bad among other deviant manners of government is from the point of view of what is prudentially best for societies, but when he claims that the majority is always composed of the needy (1986 [c.320 sc]: 110, 1290b) he suggests another common reason to favour democracy. It might be put by saying that anyone who is neither an autocrat nor rich enough to secure the services of one (or even who fears sometime being thus deprived) will be well advised to support democratic government.

is a disaster. It mouths the stupidity 'everyone is equal to everyone else,' and that means 'at bottom we are one and all self-seeking cattle and mob.

is a form of dictatorship by a class: It is always democracy for one class and against another. Parliamentary democracy is democracy for the capitalist and must be overthrown and replaced by popular democracy.

For Lenin democracy is a form of dictatorship by a class: it is always democracy for one class and against another. Parliamentary democracy is democracy for the capitalist and must be overthrown and replaced by popular democracy, the institutional reflection of the interests of th working class and . . .

is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the fiscal policies of the government, they will move to vote for themselves all the money in the treasury, and bankrupt the nation.

Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the fiscal policies of the government, they will move to vote for themselves all the money in the treasury, and bankrupt the nation. Karl Marx

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