Did I fuck up?
> Philosophy class, getting our midterms back
> 92%
> Top 10% of class, not_bad.jpg
> "Would anyone like to read out their essay from the midterm? Preferably someone who got 9/10 or better"
> Raise hand
> "Go ahead user"
> Clear throat
Do you agree with Plato that an "aristocracy" is the best form of government? Why or why not?
> Absolutely, a moral aristocracy aligned with the interest of the governed would be superior to our current democracy.
> As it currently stands, everyone is permitted to vote, and have their say in how a country ought to be governed. This is a mistake for numerous reasons, including the unequal distribution of intelligence in nature, the ease with which the public may be manipulated, political deadlock preventing effective change from taking place, and the general tendency of voters to vote for politicians who will give them bread and circuses.
> Nature is inherently hierarchical. God, or nature, has seen fit to love some and hate others, blessing some with charm, intelligence, beauty and cunning, while others she has made slow, ugly, uncouth and gullible. In the struggle for life, the weak fear the strong, and to the victors go the spoils. The luxury of thinking humans to be exempt from such laws is foolish, foolish, foolish, and as it stands, we currently face existential and political threats from those who are willing to resort to the rule of violence in order to secure their ends (such as ISIS).
> In a democratic society the minority of intelligent, informed voters will drastically be overwhelmed by the majority of stupid, uninformed voters who do not understand international geopolitics, or the inner machinations of the financial markets, yet nonetheless will be asked for their opinion on how they should operate.