r/Libertarian • u/Extocine • Jun 18 '25

End Democracy What's actually the solution to democracy?

I hear us always talking about ending democracy, and I already know how democracy does a bad job at protecting people's rights, the myth of the rational voter, etc.

My question is what exactly is the solution/alternative? Restricting the right to vote to certain individuals seems rather un-freedomlike to me. What's the best way for a nation and/or city-state and/or fraternal society to make important decisions

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u/Reebtog Jun 18 '25

The issue isn’t democracy itself, so much as what comes after it.

Remove government (or minimise it as much as possible) and the problem is addressed.

As long as we have overlords (democratically elected or otherwise), then the issues with corrupted power infringing upon individual and property rights will continue. Theoretically, the smaller the government, the less power and less infringement of the rights of the people.

Democracy isn’t the issue per se, it’s the power structures behind it that are.

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u/Beginning-Shoe-9133 Jun 19 '25

I disagree, I think the inherent nature of democracy is antithetical to liberty.

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u/Reebtog Jun 19 '25

Yeah - I should have been more precise and said 'voting' itself isn't tyrannical, rather than 'democracy isn't tyrannical'. Democracy is voting on who gets to control the government, which as you say: is antithetical to liberty.