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Not if you define democracy as rule that occurs within a framework of fundamental human rights. The Swiss were denying women the vote in federal elections unti
by implements 7y ago
Not if you define democracy as rule that occurs within a framework of fundamental human rights.
The Swiss were denying women the vote in federal elections until the early 1970s.
And that's the problem with 'tyranny of the masses' - popular isn't the measure of good, just or rational.
- DubiousPusher 7y agoI think people overstate the problems witr Democracies vs. Republics. Looking at the history of the U.S. there is very little evidence to suggest that Republicanism has resulted in a non-tyranical majority rule. In fact, the only thing I can see that has maintained any rights for social, political and racial minorities in U.S. history is the Bill of Rights Andrew that frequently ignored or tempered until the post WWII era.