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>We know exactly what the government does, we don't think that it's right, and yet we can do nothing to stop it. We can do nothing to stop it because we are no
by superuser2 11y ago
>We know exactly what the government does, we don't think that it's right, and yet we can do nothing to stop it.
We can do nothing to stop it because we are not in the majority. That is how democracy works. If you believe we should be able stop it anyway then you do not believe in democracy.
Educate the public. Tell people why they should care. Get them to vote on it. Because right now most people are apathetic or positive on surveillance as a way of protecting them.
- drdaeman 11y agoThe majority's rule is ochlocracy - a spoiled form of democracy - and that's another, much more general problem. Not sure about whenever this is the actual case or we have something worse. But I'm sure this (majority rule) is certainly not how modern democracy's supposed to work.
- mike_hearn 11y agoI don't think democracy is in any way relevant. The UK just had an election where surveillance and GCHQ wasn't even allowed to be debated at all. No politician is even willing to acknowledge this stuff exists, let alone build an entire credible political party around it. Party democracy is a very low resolution way to hold people accountable. Ideally we'd have something better.