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One person, one vote. I think the parent eloquently summed up why this isn't the ideal, though. Tyranny of the majority is still tyranny.
by matthewmacleod 10y ago
One person, one vote.
I think the parent eloquently summed up why this isn't the ideal, though. Tyranny of the majority is still tyranny.
- Silhouette 10y agoThe trouble with that argument is that in a case of a straightforward binary decision, which is what was on offer, the only logical alternative to tyranny of the majority is some form of "tyranny of the minority", against which all the same criticisms would apply but stronger. This is a reasonable argument against having a simple binary decision in the first place, but of course that opens up plenty more scope for distorting the outcome. In an ideal world you'd find a consensus favoured by most and tolerable to all, but with such a complicated and divisive issue as the EU, that was always unlikely.
- Nursie 10y agoAre all democratic decision tyranny in your book? You're effectively arguing for votes in Scotland or NI to count for far, far more than those in England. You're also effectively arguing for tyranny of the minority and a recipe for stasis.