Stephanie Jones (Edison) Democracy

I thought it was funny and horrifying that Prof. Andoscia said Democracy was Greek for “mob rule”.  Mobs often make bad decisions.  I found a site on the Internet that said Mob Rule means the same as Tyranny of the Majority.   A mob claims to speak for all people. Does it? No. This made me think of the story “The Lottery”  by Shirley Jackson.  This is a short but must read.  The townspeople had a “herd mentality”.   One often goes along with others without making a conscious decision of their own.   Many Sociologists have written about this concept (Simmel, Freud, Jung, ect..)  I think everyone should read about these concepts so injustices of the past are not repeated.

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