"a government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meetings or any other form of direct expression. Results in mobocracy. Attitude towards property is communistic-negative property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether it is based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. It results in demagogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy." U.S. Army Training Manual
2006-08-17 19:42:17 · 2 answers · asked by notdon 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Nope. I always understood that to be democracy. Certainly what is described is what governed Athens for hundreds of years and wasn't communism or anarchy. The views expressed are an apology for the dictatorial nature of the military which cannot be run on democratic lines but is an erroneous comment on government in general.
2006-08-17 19:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Tis true.
There are more poor people than rich people. That is the way of the world.
However, even in a democracy, the poor should not be able to vote their way into a rich person's pocket. A thief is someone who takes what they have not earned, whether it is at the point of a gun or with a ballot.
2006-08-18 05:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋