There were some counter-arguments against democracy that seemed pretty good. Even the founding fathers were deeply worried about them. They aren’t seen as credible today, but back then they were viewed as quite strong.
Agreed, but you can the same about interracial marriage or allowing women to vote: within the frameworks and assumptions people had then, there were strong arguments that made the ideas ridiculous and obviously wrong on the face of it.
There were some counter-arguments against democracy that seemed pretty good. Even the founding fathers were deeply worried about them. They aren’t seen as credible today, but back then they were viewed as quite strong.
Agreed, but you can the same about interracial marriage or allowing women to vote: within the frameworks and assumptions people had then, there were strong arguments that made the ideas ridiculous and obviously wrong on the face of it.