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Sure, but if, let’s say, 85% are in favor of lockdowns (or mandatory schooling, or seatbelts, or…), then letting the loud 15% dictate your policy by attrition i

• mikem170 5y ago
  85% sounds a lot better to me than a 51% majority, which was partially my point. Your point about the minority dictating policy by attrition is interesting to think about. Conservatives might tend to like that feature, not adding new laws unless enough people agree. I assume Progressives would tend to feel the opposite. I'd add that the amount of people voting would seem to make a big difference. It's hard for tens or hundreds of millions of people to agree, easier for smaller groups. Compromise is also a wonderful thing, too, when the 85% respect the 15% enough to do so.
• nathanaldensr 5y ago
  Good luck collecting any statistics nowadays that are trusted by the entire population. Propaganda and lies have never been thicker than they are now, and it's coordinated worldwide.