so what is freedom?
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom.
Consider how much -- or rather how little -- you say if you say you are free. Imagine a meeting with a stranger. You know nothing about him or his predicament. He approaches you and says: 'I am free.' You are baffled. Has he just escaped from prison, from his debts, from his wife, from his sins? He has told you he is free, but he has not told you what he is free from. He has confided remarkably little.
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom.
Consider how much -- or rather how little -- you say if you say you are free. Imagine a meeting with a stranger. You know nothing about him or his predicament. He approaches you and says: 'I am free.' You are baffled. Has he just escaped from prison, from his debts, from his wife, from his sins? He has told you he is free, but he has not told you what he is free from. He has confided remarkably little.
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