Democracy Is

It's been going around for some time now, that it's not Red vs Blue, or Conservative vs Progressive, or even Good vs Evil (although we've seen a lot of that too)

And there's certainly a Class vs Class element to it - a big one actually.

But what it's come down to is liberal vs ill-liberal. Do we want our version of democracy to work for us, or do we want a version that just requires us to obey - and work for - the government?

I have one basic bone to pick with Mr Frum - he left out the yang:

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals - and you know it."

--Agent K, Men In Black

And that's the eternal paradox - the necessary rights of the individual, and the necessary commitment to a collective society every individual depends on.