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That is true (and pretty obvious), but the attitude to separatism was not remotely relevant to my argument, which is the whole point.
by krastanov 4y ago
That is true (and pretty obvious), but the attitude to separatism was not remotely relevant to my argument, which is the whole point.
- pphysch 4y agoIf most people support it, then it is the will of the people. To oppose that would be undemocratic. Not that complicated.
- krastanov 4y agoOn the contrary, an equally important base principle of the modern democracies coming out of the Enlightenment is that the minority should be protected from the "tyranny of the majority"[1]. Don't get me wrong, it is easy to agree with you that the majority of the Chinese people might enjoy the strong-arm stability provided by their totalitarian government, but there is no way around the fact that minority opinions in China frequently get brutally stomped out, while minority opinions in (flawed) democracies like the US have many (imperfect) protections. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority