Why democracy is wrong

"Democracy does not deserve the semi-sacred status accorded to it. In Europe, democratically elected politicians such as Jörg Haider, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Silvio Berlusconi, Umberto Bossi, Gianfranco Fini and Pim Fortuyn are a reminder of democracy's defects: an anti-racist dictatorship is preferable to a racist democracy. Democracy is expanding globally, but not because of its moral superiority. Military intervention is now the standard origin of democratic political systems. Any universal ideology will tend to crusades and messianic conquest, and democracies feel entitled to 'bring freedom' to other countries. Below, more on the ethical problems, definitions of democracy, the issue of inequality, the defects of democratic culture, the nation as the 'demos', the claimed justifications for democracy, and alternatives to democracy."

Man, is this a big piece of crap! I couldn't even make it through the first paragraph without finding flaws is it's reasoning. Of course democracy isn't perfect, but what is? This articles' purpose, it seems to me, is bent on conditioning, or preparing, the reader for a transition from democracy, to dictatorship, and willingly accepting it.

If the author had given equal time to all other forms of government, and stayed away from impracticle examples, I might not have gotten the impression that this essay on the ills of democracy, was an attempt at persuading the reader that it's better to give up living under a system where there's at least a chance of individual liberties and rights, and long for one that dictates every aspect of your life, with no say in the matter whatsoever.

The bottom line is that democracy is, has been, and will continue to be, a work in progress, and shouldn't be given up, simply because of the arguments of those who seek to wield ultimate power, or of those who prefer to have their fuhrer tell them what they'd better do.....or else!