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> You have to put very strong constraints in place to prevent the stronger majority from harming the weaker minority; you have to put the democratic majority in
by andrekandre 4y ago
> You have to put very strong constraints in place to prevent the stronger majority from harming the weaker minority; you have to put the democratic majority in a straight-jacket that limits their possible actions for the protection of the minority.
in a democracy aren't all voices (votes) equal?
if i have more money and power than you, at the ballot it doesn't matter, you and your weaker friends can overrule me no matter how much money i had
- pessimizer 4y agoIf I have more money and power than you, your weaker friends will do what I say or starve, but that's beside the point. The point is that if your country is 51% Catholic and votes to exterminate the 49% of Protestants, that's democracy.
- andrekandre 4y ago> The point is that if your country is 51% Catholic and votes to exterminate the 49% of Protestants, that's democracy. has that ever happened in a democracy where everyone had an equal vote and that vote was by everyone who could do so?