Just read Wikipedia on Athenian Democracy slowly.
Anyone-Who-Was-Anyone Since Forever thought very poorly of democracy based on both convincing aprioristic reasoning and first-hand experience.
History teaches us [that\;] we never learn.
Why is monarchy inherited? Why should we appoint someone who never did anything good for us?
Unlike a politician seeking power, the king’s son, at least, never did anything bad to us…
I can’t excerpt anything, because it’s all interesting.
Normie: Uh, whatever my government says.
Semi-libertarian: Legalize some guns in some cases, but accept the doctrine of Prior Restraint.
Mostly-libertarian: Legalize most guns, excepting legal minors and extreme cases.
Libertarian: Decriminalize (instead of “legalize and tax“) all guns for all, and let market discipline and NIMBY principles sort it out.
Hyehudi Editor: Decriminalize any and all WMDs for everyone, Period (though other reforms may come first)!