"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

[ismnotwasm]

16. I'll pass on this

And give my current opinion with a qualifier;


In a country that is, for the greater part, fed, clothed and sheltered, in a country where war has not reached its boarders; or has been generally victorious in war; in a country where the most poverty is a sub-culture and therefore invisible for all intents and purposes, in a country where personal pleasure is considered before activism for "a good cause", if indeed activism is considered at all, or just left for clergy, in a country where political discussion happens on bars stools and gyms; in a country where racism is denied and sexism is the standard; in a country where politics are easily polarized and people vote against their own interests because of ignorance and prejudice

Well, in country with all that going on, I still say he's a pessimist.