Comments on: Democrats (and Republicans) and Democracy http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/11/22/democrats-and-republicans-and-democracy/ The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. - F.A. Hayek Thu, 24 May 2012 11:48:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: azmyth http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/11/22/democrats-and-republicans-and-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-10886 azmyth Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:26 +0000 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/?p=1934#comment-10886 Don't discount exit. Voice is important, but it isn't everything. Think of all the people who were trapped behind the iron curtain and the people trapped in Cuba and North Korea today. Democracy may not protect the minority from the majority, but it does a decent job protecting the majority from the minority. Democratic institutions make politicians cater to the needs of large groups of people, instead of small groups of military leaders and elites. Democracy does not ensure liberal values, but neither does any other form of government. Don’t discount exit. Voice is important, but it isn’t everything. Think of all the people who were trapped behind the iron curtain and the people trapped in Cuba and North Korea today.

Democracy may not protect the minority from the majority, but it does a decent job protecting the majority from the minority. Democratic institutions make politicians cater to the needs of large groups of people, instead of small groups of military leaders and elites. Democracy does not ensure liberal values, but neither does any other form of government.

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