Lifetime supply

[scott]

Some of our institutions, like democracy, encourage bullying instead of discouraging it.

Dems: I want a lifetime supply of kittens!
Repubs: I want a lifetime supply of puppies!

[ovyyus]

Some of our institutions, like democracy...

Which democracy are you referring to Scott?. There are many different kinds - from it's origin in the Middle East (Iraq/Iran), to it's adoption by the ancient Greeks, through to the incredibly varied modern versions. It's a broad term.

[scott]

you know the one:

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
- Mencken

[ovyyus]

Ah, you prefer Mencken's view of democracy. In response to your question, or was it a statement, I can't tell...

How do you discourage bullying, favoritism, greed, selfishness, etc in/of an institution?

a: Remove people.

b: Remove freedom.

Which would you choose?

[scott]

Ah, classic false dilemma.

First I'd remove people like you who just don't get it :-P

[ovyyus]

How would you remove people like me?

[scott]

You just saw me do it, no need to flagellate yourself :-P

[ovyyus]

I saw you do it??? You simply made a statement... congratulations, well done, hope you got that off your chest :D

[DrWhat]

"I'm not racist, I just hate everybody"

Anonymous

[daxwc]

Man is basically a wild animal, if you domesticate Homo sapiens, then it is certain you shall need a Sheppard and stalemate the progress. So, Bill in short, I chose A: Culling of the herd.

[Jim Williams]

de⋅moc⋅ra⋅cy  /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [di-mok-ruh-see] Show IPA
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–noun, plural -cies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.
3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4. political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5. the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.


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1525–35; < MF démocratie < LL d&#275;mocratia < Gk d&#275;mokratía popular government, equiv. to d&#275;mo- demo- + -kratia -cracy

It could be democracy encourages bullies, but they are a minority regardless and are overruled by the common majority democratically.