#Brexit · 7:30pm Jun 24th, 2016
Cross-posted to my blog on Hubpages, with some edits made.
I am a democrat [proponent of democracy] because I believe in the Fall of Man.
I think most people are democrats for the opposite reason. A great deal of democratic enthusiasm descends from the ideas of people like Rousseau, who believed in democracy because they thought mankind so wise and good that every one deserved a share in the government.