> There's no democratic principle that forces you to listen to all opinions Not listening to an opinion, and declaring it invalid without actually addressing i

> There's no democratic principle that forces you to listen to all opinions Not listening to an opinion, and declaring it invalid without actually addressing it, are two very different things. Reducing the visibility for others so they don't even get to make up their mind is a step beyond even that. > To hold different opinions and to be aware that other people think differently on the same issue shields us from Godlike certainty which stops all discussion and reduces social relationships to those of an ant heap. A unanimous public opinion tends to eliminate bodily those who differ, for mass unanimity is not the result of agreement, but an expression of fanaticism and hysteria. -- Hannah Arendt