" The simple answer is that those who speak only for themselves do not find that modest mandate enough and therefore aspire to speak for everybody. However, this is a very arrogant, authoritarian and dangerous thing to do. If it becomes a norm and a pattern, it can well turn democracy into mob rule: If protesters of a certain persuasion are hailed as “the people,” they can assume the power to overthrow democratically elected governments and impose their own will on all others. The result would be chaos, violent anarchy, and, ultimately, tyranny. (Remember all those horrible “people’s republic”s.) " hurriyetdailynews/there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-people.aspx?pageID=449&nID=52284&NewsCatID=411
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:12:38 +0000
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