Gus S Calabrese wrote:

> > Is there any other system? It's always "the mob" that rules; either it's
> > yours, or it's theirs... You just don't want it to be theirs.
 
> There are other systems  and they are better than democracy.  

Like which ones?

> Just verrry hard to implement. 

Could that be because they don't work?

> I do not want their mob to rule nor do I want mine to rule. I am not wise
> enough to make choices for others.

It's not about choices, it's about (violent) power. /Somebody/ will use it.
Either you have enough on your own (the red button in your living room?) or
you have to get together with a few people to accumulate some power, so
that you can keep the others from using it against you. Those few people is
then a "mob" already...

BTW, I don't think the weapon carrying laws have a big influence on that.
Hand gun violence is so last century :)  This is not about High Noon type
encounters. Violence has many forms, and carrying a gun doesn't help much
against most. 

Don't forget that you're talking from a place that's nicely secured all
around by  "the mob". Just look around a bit, and you see plenty examples
how a mob without democracy can look like.


(From another message of yours)
> ^3^ Abolish voting for most things ( 98%)   Give representatives decision
> making power over the remaining 2%.

Representatives become representatives how? Through voting? Chosen by the
"wise five"? :)

Gerhard

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