Mob rule: The cause and the cure

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Conventional wisdom is wrong on the cause and the cure of mob rule.

Representative democracy inevitably operates by mob rule, whereas direct democracy with the secret ballot prevents mob rule.

The operation of mob rule is exemplified in the secession of the slave states to form the Confederate States of America in 1861.

If we take these lessons to heart, we will greatly improve governance in the United States by reducing the role of mob rule due to representative democracy. And this will become the ultimate legacy of the Civil War.

In the meeting, I will present these ideas for discussion.

Reference: Philip Bitar, The Second American Revolution, Edition 2 (2022), article 13.2

Meeting times and locations

Time is PST or PDT, depending on time of year, X = TBD:

X:00 pm in-person — Marysville Library, 2nd meeting-room door on LHS of entrance hallway

X:15 pm online — link to be posted here before meeting

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