[extropy-chat] No Joy in Mudville

Olga Bourlin fauxever at sprynet.com
Thu Nov 11 07:34:33 UTC 2004


 > Adrian Tymes wrote:
 > "America is the worst democracy in the world, except for all the other
democracies in the world."  (For a slightly incorrect/outdated definition
that includes republics.)

> I.e., it does not seem like anyone else has yet implemented a far better
solution.

You may be right.  Yet, I ran into this quote from Mencken today, and it
made me go hmmmm ...:

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron." [1920]

-H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

Olga





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