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I agree that "not voting is also democracy". However I cannot agree about not allowing to vote, which is the case. It's a political issue, which should be solv
by elecbit 9y ago
I agree that "not voting is also democracy".
However I cannot agree about not allowing to vote, which is the case. It's a political issue, which should be solved like it was in Scotland.
In the name of what, a group can decide over another on what is it allowed to do? Because of the frontiers made after conquering when using force?
- pepon 9y ago"In the name of what, a group can decide over another on what is it allowed to do?" Of course that a group can decide over another group which is a subset of the former. Otherwise, any city of any country, or any group of individuals, could decide to vote and set their own rules for whatever they want.
- gpvos 9y agoPure rule of the majority is a perversion of democracy (this holds both on the Spanish and the Catalonian level). Taking minorities into account and giving them appropriate rights is just as integral a part of democracy.
- elecbit 9y ago"decide over another group which is a subset of the former" A subset of the former in the name of the frontiers set by a centralist monarch who won a war and forbid language and institutions in Catalonia in 1714. Check the law that supports my comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Planta_decrees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Planta_decrees "Otherwise, any city of any country, or any group of individuals, could decide to vote and set their own rules for whatever they want." --> And do you think this is wrong? I think self-governance is the future. Not to go against anyone, but to decide more about everything. Not to put a paper in a ballot every 4 years.