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So much of our constitution is designed to protect us from the abuse of the majority. The idea that the majority should be able to dictate everything is NOT wha
by cortesoft 4y ago
So much of our constitution is designed to protect us from the abuse of the majority. The idea that the majority should be able to dictate everything is NOT what democracy means. Mob rule is scary, and the framers knew that a government that is solely dictated by the will of the majority is ripe for abuse of the minority. So we have all sorts of restrictions on what the majority is allowed to do.
I feel like people have this view today that whatever the majority says is how things should be. That is not justice.
- kzrdude 4y agoAnd it is also not democracy. (Adding to your last sentence)