When is 'dictatorship' good for a country?

ArcturusMengsk · Post by **ArcturusMengsk** » 2007-10-08 01:39pm

^^^

That's not actually the way it goes in Aristotle. He takes "democracy" for mob rule and "republicanism" for what we regard as democracy, for instance, and there are differences beyond a 'for us' vs. 'for all of us' approach. Under Aristotle's concept of republicanism the vote is reserved for land-owning males. It's quite reactionary in this regard.

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2007-10-08 04:37pm

It's an intro Poli Sci course, so I figured it would be dumbed down a little bit. My professor did say democracy, but he pointed out that it was more like mob rule than what we see today. That's why my notes showed mob rule.

Fingolfin_Noldor · Post by **Fingolfin_Noldor** » 2007-10-08 05:22pm

Phantasee wrote:It's an intro Poli Sci course, so I figured it would be dumbed down a little bit. My professor did say democracy, but he pointed out that it was more like mob rule than what we see today. That's why my notes showed mob rule.

Well, in Ancient Athens, their democracy often got hijacked by demagogues. So I wouldn't say it entirely mob rule. More like, who ever pandered more to the masses wins.