Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Ian Cooper's avatar

Excellent article, especially in articulating the need for a larger vision for Britain and Europe. It will need to be foundationally in touch with Christian values, if rhetorical ly secular, national but respectful of other nations and co-operating with them, and based on democratic wealth creation ..Perhaps a European Association of National States commited to real culture and democratic capitalism.

Expand full comment
Adam Steiger's avatar

Democracy is the worst form of government. It is a mirage that never achieves realisation. It causes racism and it leads to wars. The First World War was caused by a democracy (Serbia) in which right-wing parties tried to curry favour with voters by adopting extreme irredentist stances, such as sponsoring the extremists who killed Franz Ferdinand. The same applies to WW2 - it was caused by a democracy in which a democratically elected political party (Nazis) took extreme irredentist positions to boost their ratings with alienated voters.

Democracy breeds racism. It sets up a process whereby political parties engage in extremism and minority vilification to win votes and drive their countries to extreme, flawed policies, which ultimately result in war. Democracy is based on majoritarianism and hence allows a majority to establish supremacism based on race or ethnicity. Singling out a minority as the "Hated Minority" and constantly vilifying/scapegoating it describes democracy. Professor Mann in 'The Dark Side of Democracy' shows how democracy leads to ethnic cleansing.

No less a figure than The Charlie Munger pointed out the flawed nature of democracy. He showed how India will never match China in economic development because India took the worst aspects of democracy.

I studied political philosophy and jurisprudence under Oxford professors such as Joseph Raz and Dworkin, but I now believe their ideas to be flawed. Whilst Isaiah Berlin was lionised, Carl Schmitt and Joseph De Maistre were never discussed. I have yet to see a single compelling liberal refutation of Schmitt's ideas.

I sincerely believe The Trump can establish himself as an Emperor and establish an outstanding and brilliant absolute monarchy - the House of Trump. This will usher in a golden age for America and the world, an age of peace and no wars. God saved Trump's life to prevent WW3 happening. We should be grateful.

Expand full comment
1 more comment...

No posts