In a gas station, I saw a large round man with diabetic blisters on his legs and using a Gandalf-style staff as a walking stick indoors explaining to his female companion the difference between a republic and a democracy.
In a democracy, he said, the children can decide to have an exotic bird as a pet even though they can't properly care for it. In a republic, the wise parents will intervene and tell them they can't have it. I assumed the exotic bird was a metaphor for a basic social safety net and the wise parents represent rich white people.
In a gas station, I saw a large round man with diabetic blisters on his legs and using a Gandalf-style staff as a walking stick indoors explaining to his female companion the difference between a republic and a democracy.
In a democracy, he said, the children can decide to have an exotic bird as a pet even though they can't properly care for it. In a republic, the wise parents will intervene and tell them they can't have it. I assumed the exotic bird was a metaphor for a basic social safety net and the wise parents represent rich white people.
I haven't read Republic but I think that's basically what Plato said, plus slavery.
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