DEMOCRACY ISN'T BULLETPROOF

"Not all democracies are created equal. The customs and traditions of a society matter as much as its mode of government. It may be true that all people yearn for freedom, but history shows that some people yearn for the freedom to go forth and kill their neighbors... In other words, democracy isn't bulletproof. Instances of disastrous democracy extend back to ancient times. Athens voted to attack Syracuse. It was a grinding, terrible defeat that spelled the beginning of the end for Athens in the Peloponnesian War. And, to leap to the 20th century, let's remember that the Germans voted the Nazi Party into power; we all know how that turned out."

— Jonathan Last

As I have opined before, many people make the mistake that a democracy is simply allowing citizens to vote and then somehow you mysteriously "have something good." Democracies are hard work and indeed, "not all democracies are created equal." The customs and traditions must be sound and good, or need to go through a transformation of sorts to establish a solid foundation capable of promoting true liberty. Lacking this, a sick society with the freedom to vote will simply vote into power a sick representative government.