[MD] Is democracy intellectual?

[khaled Alkotob]

Hello J.C.

Well done and thought provoking post.

So lets start with the basic question.

Why do we need a government?

Water, sewer, schools, traffic laws, streets, city planning, defence,
borders, religion, morality.

Would you rather have a democratically elected person who takes bribes,
or a self imposed leader who does not and do what is right.

As the ballot box becomes a symbolic act, as we see happening in this
country more and more every day, I become jaded.

Then you see the "good ol' boys" networking behind the seen, and when
complaints arise we are told, they know best.

Last but not least, best form of censorship is Free speech. Let every
body talk at once.

If the idiots in Iran did not put a bounty on the Satanic Verses author
would his book have sold as many copies as it did and make him a cause
celebre? No.

on a parting note, we do have King George running the country.

Khaled