Why is Democracy Good? Ask Yourself These Two Questions.
Taking democracy for granted means we struggle to answer a simple question.
I’m not sure anyone’s done it exactly this way before before but maybe they should: Gather a group of 10 people in a room and without any warning or advance prompt, ask them two questions.
Why do you think democracy is good?
What do you think democracy is for?
Then with a different group of ten people, reverse the order of the two questions.
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