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RE[2]: Comment by Alex Hitech
by zima on Tue 29th May 2012 23:41
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Because in modern democracy what is good for the people rarely prevails.
As opposed to non-modern democracy or other widespread non-modern systems?
(sure, our systems have some issues ...but don't talk about them in a way which implies mythologising the past - back then it was generally much worse)
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I remember these lines from the movie Gandhi (1982):
Walker: "But you will obey the law?"
Gandhi: "There are unjust laws, as there are unjust men."
There's nothing sacred about laws. But if you don't like them you must try and change them, not simply disobey them. Although sometimes it works best when you make a point out of disobedience. Because in modern democracy what is good for the people rarely prevails. Whereas Gandhi achieved so much under a hostile occupation. Go figure.