First, there isn't an “increasing” importance of “democracy” in our lives. In fact, the United States has never been democratically run. As I mentioned in my comments to Jason's article, a fundamental premise of his argument is that voting is connected to policy. But, I was never asked my opinion on the Iraq invasion, the bailout, or reducing the deficit. There are many problems in the world, but majoritarian tyranny isn't one, in the United States or anywhere else. My personal belief is that the United States would be far better if it were more democratic, and not run by special interests. I also believe that issues like dating won't and shouldn't be decided democratically, because we have a constitution that limits the intrusion of government into the realm of personal freedom. You – and I – might wish that the scope of the protection of personal freedoms be expanded, but that has nothing to do with whether the decisions that remain to be made by the government should be made through representative democracy.

These happen to be the principles that the nation was allegedly founded upon, although never put into practice. I didn't invent these ideas, or even particularly promulgate them. I am not your problem. I can have limitless adultation of democracy, and you can believe that adulation is corrupt, but that really doesn't make a bit of difference in either of our lives.

I am not running your life, or asking to, nor is anyone else. The reality is that elections will continue, and the relatively weak democratic elements of our government will probably not change much in our lifetimes, though you want them reduced and I want them increased. But you seem to have a chip on your shoulder, against me, or someone else. You will not get what you want from the government, and neither will I. What you do with your situation is up to you.

I don't resent you personally; I don't know you. I disagree with your views on the value of electoral politics, just as you disagree with mine.

“I” am not “playing” any “game.” “I” am not refusing to let you “out “- I'm not even sure what you want to be let “out” of. I'm not even forcing you to engage in conversation with you, but somehow you seem to resent me.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Good luck to you in your quest for personal happiness.

The Lysander Spooner demographic has no interest in playing your sorts of political games. We want out. You won't let us. That is unfortunate.

Meanwhile, we will continue to point out that democracy rests on irrational and immoral foundations – that most voters are not equipped with either the knowledge or the incentives to run other people's lives for them, and that it is wrong for them to try, and wrong for people to encourage eligible voters to participate more, when they should be participating less.