pitchforks and torches is also democratic. Just because something is democratic, doesn't mean that it is unassailably good. Democracy is another name for mob rule and provides zero protection for minorities against the majority. There is a reason we are a republic and not a democracy.

> pitchforks and torches is also democratic.

No, not at all. Democracy means rule of the people, not rule of the strongest.

> Just because something is democratic, doesn't mean that it is unassailably good.

Of course not. But if something is not democratic, then it is definitely bad.

> Democracy is another name for mob rule

Doesnt matter. That ``mob`` has a right not to be ruled by someone else.

> and provides zero protection for minorities against the majority.

It does not provide electricity either.

> There is a reason we are a republic and not a democracy.

That is an accurate description of North Korea.

Two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner.

See? Platitudes are easy.

So you favor autocracy (and delusionally believe that dictators tend to be the sheep)?

I favor the representative democracy with checks and balances that America has, and a strong bias towards preserving minority rights over majority rules.

Oh sorry. So you favor plutocracy, not autocracy.

Are you trying to change my mind or just insult me for not sharing your worldview? There are plenty of shades between where I sit and plutocrats, just as I'm aware there are shades between where you sit and the gulag.

Reducto ad adsurbium just lets anyone sit comfortably inside the edge of the boundary you've set. It's an extremely uncompelling form of argumentation.