>Just because people are bound by the decisions of the majority doesn't mean it's centralized. That wasn't the point my grandparent was making. The first and f

>Just because people are bound by the decisions of the majority doesn't mean it's centralized. That wasn't the point my grandparent was making. The first and foremost critical flaw of democracy is (and always will be) that the majority can dictate over the minority. That has nothing to do with centralization. Also, it's not about "personal preferences". It's about minorities effectively being dominated by the majority, without them having any way to fight back. While there might be some basic rights to protect minorities, they are essentially always stripped of the most important and fundamental right in such a society: influence on decisions that concern themselves. That is - factually - a tyranny for everyone who is not part of the majority.