Well this is my first blog so I'm not completely sure what to write. I guess I'll just argue against John S. Mill for the time being. Mill believes that democracy breeds a mob mentality. That just because the majority of a population believes something, that does not make it right. Also, that those who make the rules, do not always know what is best for a population. I think that this, most of the time, is incorrect. There is a reason why societies with socialist and democratic governments prevail in this world. It is because democracy works. It gives as many citizens as is possible what they want. It is true that a persons surroundings effect what they believe, for instance, if you grow up in a liberal community, you will usually vote for the party with more liberal principles. Education is the only way to help a person develop their own point of view, and even then, a person can be swayed by the point of view of a teacher. This is not mob mentality, this is simply being influenced.
Another one of Mills points, that the rulers do not always know whats best, is also arguable. Sometimes, the rulers of a democracy make bad decisions. But it is done for the protection of those who they represent. And just because a ruler makes mistakes, does not mean that the absence of a democracy is a better idea. Most of the decisions of a leader do good for a society, otherwise the leader will be replaced, that's what democracy is.
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