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> and yet we can do nothing to stop it You live in a democratic country, right? So you can. But you won't with that sentiment. If everybody thinks like you the
by wereHamster 11y ago
> and yet we can do nothing to stop it
You live in a democratic country, right? So you can. But you won't with that sentiment. If everybody thinks like you then you indeed are helpless.
- alextgordon 11y agoIf someone expresses the sentiment that they feel powerless to stand up to those in authority, then they probably don't live in a democratic country.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoYou can stand up to authority all you want, it doesn't mean you'll achieve anything though. The whole point of democracy is to ensure that a single person with an idea can't just go and change things for everyone on his own.
- wtbob 11y ago> If someone expresses the sentiment that they feel powerless to stand up to those in authority, then they probably don't live in a democratic country. Nonsense: in a democratic country, the minority typically are powerless to stop the majority. That's kinda the definition of a democracy. Now, some republics provide some protection for the rights of minorities, but even those can be removed with sufficiently strong majorities.
- exo762 11y ago> You live in a democratic country If we are talking about USA, than there is data[1] which indicates that not, its not a democratic country. [1]: http://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf http://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fil...