From: hfinney@shell.portal.com (Hal Finney)
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 93 11:21:56 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re:  Electronic Democracy
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The one comment I'd make on the wolves vs sheep analogy is this.  In the
real world, there *are* wolves and sheep.  Violence and coercion are part
of life.  Democracy, in a sense, recognizes the power implicit in large
numbers of people.  If they can't vote, they may revolt.  No libertarian
government will survive without the acceptance of the masses.

A populace willing to countenance a Libertarian society would perhaps be
wise enough to be entrusted with democracy, anyway.

Hal Finney
hfinney@shell.portal.com