| > There is nothing like tyranny of one. Its always Tyranny of interest groups The "interest groups" that rule Russia is less than 100 people. It's not the same as interest groups in democracies. > Look at any HDI or UN statistics that matter and see the conditions on largest human population on one side represented by democratic India and on another side by a closed system in China. India would have to kill millions of its own citizens to get equally bad as China. But you probably don't consider how it was created, just the end effect, right? What's a few millions dead here and there if they can build cheap factories :) > But a narrative of good vs evil, superior vs inferior is a root cause of conflicts. Killing innocent people is in fact evil. Systems where you can do that with no consequences are in fact inferior. And the root of all conflict is politicians starting wars because they think they can get away with it. The narratives are always there, with any implication you want, you just have to choose one and decide to go with it. The big advantage of democracy is that you don't (in general) get away with it. You can for a while, but not forever. |