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To what degree is Erdogan's regime a problem of not enough democracy, as opposed to a fundamental problem with democracy itself? (Where democracy = 51% wins)
by maehwasu 9y ago
To what degree is Erdogan's regime a problem of not enough democracy, as opposed to a fundamental problem with democracy itself? (Where democracy = 51% wins)
- sorenjan 9y agoThat definition of democracy, where the winner takes all, is from what I've heard a big problem in Turkey. I think a strong opposition and having several political parties in the parliament is the best way to avoid the tyranny of the masses, but the recent referendum in Turkey takes them in the exact opposite direction.
- mkempe 9y agoDemocracy is not a method of protection for individual rights, on the contrary. Limited government is. Madison discusses the issue in The Federalist Papers No. 10 [1]. [1] http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp