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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry
Democracy is the best because it promotes freedom, capitalism (which is really just an economic form of freedom), and cooperation. It is also good because our leaders have to answer to the public. They serve us, not the other way around.
Because democracy promotes freedom and cooperation, it also promotes peace. I'm sure most of you have heard of the McDonald's Theory. That no other nation with a McDonald's has ever attacked another nation with a McDonald's. It's really just another way of saying that no democracy has ever attacked another democracy.
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It's a great theory, but no longer true in fact. It's general point still stands of course.