A paternal hand is not the answer
Many Steemians now long for whale leaders who know what is in their best interests, and who rule with kindness to guide the dolphins and minnows on the Steemit path of wisdom. There are many good whales on here like 
The whales who rule Steemit with care reminds me of Plato's idea of the philosopher-king. It's a very enticing picture, but at the end of the day it's asking the wrong question.
Throughout political history, philosophers have moved away from the benevolent dictatorships and all their ugliness to the more progressive democracy - along with it's own ugliness too.
They had finally switched the question from "who could best rule?" to "what system prevents the worst rule?"
The road to democracy
Yes, we can all agree that democracy allows us to throw out the dregs that do not deliver on their political promises, and this in itself does not deliver us from the worst kind of rule either. Corruption still exists. As does vast inequality. Just look at what globalisation has done to our world.
These ills can feel dangerous to us and make us fearful - just like a benevolent dictatorship. But a benevolent dictatorship is not the answer - it is the equivalent of playing Russian roulette where every chamber in the gun leads to a Yanukovych or much more.
Now go Google Yahukovych if you must. I'm off for a coffee. Fair-trade of course.
Muse on democratically.
