> ...a majority rule that protected its minorities was the best way to secure long term stability and welfare. Huh. I hadn't connected the dots between minorit

> ...a majority rule that protected its minorities was the best way to secure long term stability and welfare. Huh. I hadn't connected the dots between minoritarian rule and surveillance (capitalism) until now. Thanks. They really are codependent, aren't they? So advocating majoritarian rule -- more democracy, consent of the governed, etc -- will weaken the pressure for surveillance.