Who benefits MOST from a democracy? #realitycheck #government #politics

In this video, Mark Pellegrino addresses some important questions about democracy.
• Does democracy protect rights?
• Does democracy give you a political voice?
• Is democracy the ideal political system?
• Why do politicians keep calling our republic a democracy?

As you watch, ask yourself: who benefits most from a democracy?

00:00 Democracy
00:23 Rule by the people?
00:50 Who are the people?
01:29 How the founders avoided the pitfalls of majority rule
01:50 Why we have a Representative Republic
02:14 What is a Republic?
02:34 What is Democracy?
02:56 Who benefits most from a democracy?
03:30 What’s the result of democratization?

'Whenever you hear someone claim “we’re in a democracy,” tell them we aren’t, and we shouldn’t be, because rights can’t be compromised and reason can’t take a back seat to the majority if we hope to maintain what little Freedom we still have left.'

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Mark Pellegrino is a successful actor who appeared in Lost, Supernatural, Being Human, 13 Reasons Why, American Rust, The Closer, The Tomorrow People, Dexter, The Big Lebowski, Mulholland Drive, Capote and more. Mark teaches at Playhouse Paris, the acting school he and his wife founded in Paris. He is also a co-founder of the American Capitalist Party and a graduate of the Objectivist Academic Center.
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