Israeli activist arrested for wearing hat depicting Palestinian killed by soldiers
Israeli activist arrested for wearing hat depicting Palestinian killed by soldiers
Gil Hamerschlag was detained and asked to sign terms of release as well as pay hefty fines
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Truly, what a democracy.
The thing about democracy is that evil can be voted in.
It happened in 1933 in Germany, and 2016 in the United States.
Yeah, only fools think democracy is some silver bullet to solve the world's problems.
There's a relevant and oft' cited Churchill quote to the effect that while democracy isn't great, it's better than any other governing system we know of.
In other words, leave us not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
As for why democracy is the best system, it's simple; in theory democracy gives everyone a stake in governance. While it rarely if ever works out that way, Churchill was correct that it's better than any other system we know of.
So many of our problems have clear solutions that better people than us have written down. We just need the voting public to:
- Recognize the problem
- Recognise the best solution
Democracy is only half-realized when there isn't proper education. This includes knowing our history and future, our arts and sciences.