2006-07-12 23:39:56 · 21 answers · asked by bluewisdom 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
yep 1 man 1 vote but if this takes place in America the sheep could run a campaign to try to swing 1 of the wolves to vote with him by using scare tactics saying you know if you eat me then he is going to eat you later on. I am no threat to you he is and together we can take him. Then when the wolves fight each other the sheep will run away.
2006-07-12 23:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by meanblacktiger 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Benjamin Franklin said it like this: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." Though we do not have information what the man wanted to say, this metaphor can be interpreted into two: (1) Democracy only serves the politicians and voting is just a camouflage to that effect, and (2) in democracy your right to cast your vote is fully respected even though you know 100% that your elect will lose. The man was a renowned statesman, scientist and diplomat of the USA in his time.
2006-07-13 00:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by mekaban 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an interesting allegory demonstrating why there are no real democracies. The Founders of the United States were very familiar with this function of democratic mob rule and why they feared such a system of government. Therefore they established a written Constitutional Republic as a better form of government.
Certainly people vote for representatives who work within the framework of the written Constitution. The people have ultimate control by voting for those representatives. The people affect the process of government through the function of lobbying and through the function of petition. For the people to directly vote on issues is a form of mob rule.
2006-07-13 00:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is frequently--incorrectly--attributed to Ben Franklin. The word "lunch" wasn't time-honored till about the 1820s and would not were suggested with the help of Franklin. Wikipedia discusses that the quote is bogus and would not seem till 1994! A colleague at present chanced on it in the l. a. situations, January 12, 1992: "Democracy isn't freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb balloting on what to devour for lunch. Freedom comes from the acceptance of particular rights that can not be taken, not inspite of the help of a ninety 9% vote. those rights are spelled out in the bill of Rights and in our California structure. electorate and politicians alike ought to do nicely to envision out the rights we each carry, which ought to in no way be chipped away with the help of the whim of the final public." James Bovard is sometimes credited for the word, and he did use it in the Washington situations, August 29, 1992: "The USDA's theory of democracy reminds between the old comic tale: Democracy is two wolves and a sheep balloting on what to have for dinner. Why ought to the authorities provide some farmers the means to vote to spoil different farmers' belongings rights?" perchance 2 wolves and a lamb beats "3 men in a room," yet I dunno.
2016-11-01 23:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by fleitman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Far more likely to be a few hundred Wolves and several million Sheep.
2006-07-13 04:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And a Republic is Two Wolves and one Sheep armed with an M4 voting on what's for lunch.
2014-06-10 17:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by kyle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like your meta fore.
On a global basis it's more like 4 wolves and 500 sheep.
2006-07-12 23:47:28 · answer #7 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, but at least the sheep gets to vote.
2006-07-13 00:02:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its more likely 520 wolves and one sheep. Wolves being politicians and sheep being us.
2006-07-12 23:45:54 · answer #9 · answered by Andrew M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and one of the wolves is a Republican. LOL.
2006-07-12 23:53:14 · answer #10 · answered by jfmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋