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Destroyed buildings, Daraya, near Damascus, December 10, 2012. (Reuters\/Kenan Al-Derani\/Shaam News Network)<\/p><\/div>\n

Someone once said that democracies are the best choice to guarantee peace and stability, because freely elected public officials couldn’t possibly go against the Will of the People. And people in general do want peace.<\/p>\n

I bought it then.<\/p>\n

But now we are facing a dire reality: they start wars without reason, against everybody’s interests. Voters don’t matter anyway. And even if they did, they wouldn’t be able to understand the issues and make an informed choice, so it’s moot.<\/p>\n

Let’s go then. Merrily going with the flow.
\n(Whatever nowadays passes as) political leaders are always eager to ride the last wave of inevitable, recommended and proper (but ultimately woefully wrong) choices.<\/p>\n

They feel that makes them into statesmen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Someone once said that democracies are the best choice to guarantee peace and stability, because freely elected public officials couldn’t possibly go against the Will of the People. And people in general do want peace. I bought it then. But now we are facing a dire reality: they start wars without reason, against everybody’s interests. Voters don’t matter anyway. And even if they did, they wouldn’t be able to understand the issues and make an informed choice, so it’s moot. Let’s go then. Merrily going with the flow. (Whatever nowadays passes as) political leaders are always eager to ride the last wave of inevitable, recommended and proper (but ultimately woefully\u2026<\/p>\n

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