Democracy Gone Wrong Quotes

Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic.

DaShanne Stokes

Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.

DaShanne Stokes

Free elections don't always result in fair elections.

DaShanne Stokes

Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror.

DaShanne Stokes

If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us anything, it is that supposedly worthy displays of democracy in action can actually do more harm than good. Witness a nation now more divided; an intergenerational schism in the making; both a governing and opposition party torn to shreds from the inside; infinitely more complex issues raised than satisfactory solutions provided. It begs the question 'Was it really all worth it' ?