Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Democracy categorizes people into workers and lazy ones, ignoring those too busy to work.
- In plain terms
- Democracy assumes you either work or don't, ignoring those busy with other things.
- What can you take from it?
- Systems often fail those outside standard labor structures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who is excluded from political categories?
Another view
Democracy provides mechanisms to address these exclusions over time.
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