Regarding the ‘Meme’ above….
The Full truth is * any form of government that has absolute power is a danger to individual rights and in this truth Absolute democracy is just as dangerous as absolute monarchy. America was founded as a constitutional Republic… with *limited democracy*.
That means that the will of the Majority cannot overrule or trample underfoot the rights of Individuals because they are (at least in theory and in Law) Constitutionally protected. The only problem is Politicians and Demagogues despise limits to their powers so like snake oil salesmen they trick the people into allowing tiny violations of the constitution… maybe the politician decide to oppress an unpopular minority of weirdos nobody cares about… and instead of the people protesting and telling the government to respect the law… they slumber… because the transgression does not affect them… only those weirdos they don’t like.
They forget that the price of liberty is *eternal vigilance*… ie the people can never stop watching what the government is doing and always stand up whenever the political powers overstep the line… because *Everyone’s rights are in jeopardy* whenever there is a politician in power who seeks to make unjust laws… even if it appears the unjust laws are only oppressing weirdos the majority does not give a damn about. For Tyranny creeps like rust and so does apathy… and a people who forget what Rights and liberties are and what the just limits of Government Authority is… are ripe for enslavement.
This is where most Western democracies are today.
America almost fell under the Democrats. It was a near thing… and you are still not out of the woods yet.
Tim Wikirwihi.
Christian Libertarian.