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    It is not the case that Representative democracy is not ideal under all historical and social circumstances

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    • 1.The capacity for democratic self-governance is not a prerequisite for democracy but is itself cultivated through democratic participation.
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    • 2.Mill's own argument in Considerations on Representative Government holds that political participation develops the civic virtues it allegedly requires.
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    • 3.Denying democratic rights to populations deemed 'unready' removes the primary mechanism by which democratic readiness is achieved.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.The judgment that a society lacks the cultural prerequisites for democracy is structurally indistinguishable from the self-serving reasoning of authoritarian rulers.
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    • 2.Rawls and Habermas both argue that legitimacy requires procedures that cannot be suspended by appeals to outcomes, however well-intentioned.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Some societies contain citizens who lack the necessary ingredients of the culture of autonomy to exercise decision-making authority responsibly
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    • 2.Citizens in backward states may lack discipline, education, or an active and independent character
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    • 3.A form of government that does not promote the common good is not the ideal form for that society
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