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MathiasZaman comments on Open Thread, November 23-30, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: MathiasZaman 24 November 2013 05:01:35PM 4 points [-]

Thank you. I'll read the FAQ, it seems exhaustive and informative.

And as I hope I made clear, I can certainly understand the notion that "democracy isn't awesome". But I don't get the jump from there to "a monarchy will be better."

Comment author: MichaelAnissimov 24 November 2013 08:30:15PM 5 points [-]

Read "Democracy: The God That Failed" and "Liberty or Equality" for some basic arguments.