Wednesday 15 January 2014

It is a crime for the state not to use democracy

The purpose of democracy is to enable the people to liberate themselves from the state. The state is criminal if it seeks to assert itself without the consent of the people... governments which do not seek a democratic mandate are tyrannical and authoritarian. It is a crime for the state not to use democracy. But not all forms of democracy are the same... if the government is elected using a winner-takes-all system this means that voters are rewarded for voting tactically. If voters vote tactically this means they are not able to fully express their political preferences and their liberties have been infringed upon. Not to use the most full form of democracy (proportional representation) is to oppress the people. The only way for the state to avoid being authoritarian and illegitimate is to use the fullest possible form of democracy which is proportional representation. If the state doesn't use this kind of democracy then it can be described as criminal.

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