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"A small minority of citizens are essentially saying "we want the law to be this way, and if it isn't, we will murder you". But for some reason we've collective
by CompanionCuuube 7y ago
"A small minority of citizens are essentially saying "we want the law to be this way, and if it isn't, we will murder you". But for some reason we've collectively decided that no, it's actually normal for people to dictate the law under threat of violence."
On the other hand, the moral majority can make the law and then murder people who don't follow it. This is called "democracy working normally".
- jakelazaroff 7y agoI oppose capital punishment, but yes — that's how democracy works.
- CompanionCuuube 7y agoYes, if you use a strict denotative definition of "works" as being a method of operation. But that says nothing as to the ethical justification relative to the other case that you complained about. Your position just comes off as saying "in its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges".
- jakelazaroff 7y agoI'm saying that democracy is the least worst way of a society determining the rules by which it abides. Is your position that dictating those rules under threat of violence is better?
- CompanionCuuube 7y agoOh sorry, your dictating the rules with violence is much better than their dictating the rules with violence.