Laura Hegarty | Contributing Writer The dangers of a democratic regime would, to most, be the idea that the people do not have a say in the running of their country. It would be a situation of the type we can see in Ukraine today, with the government being unable to direct politics according to the needs of the citizens; a regime where external factors cause popular opinion to fall by the wayside. Even worse, a system directed according to the caprices of one man or a small group in complete disregard of public participation. Since the days of Plato and Aristotle, democracy has been … Continue reading The Dangers of Democracy