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The state is democratic, not absolute. When the state implements policies like this it is acting as a democratic expression of the community's will. We as a com
by dbingham 3y ago
The state is democratic, not absolute. When the state implements policies like this it is acting as a democratic expression of the community's will. We as a community are saying "We're not going to allow individuals within our community to accumulate undo influence over it."
- golemotron 3y agoThe power of that community is absolute.
- jdiff 3y agoAs it should always be. Not that it is currently, not with these pesky billionaires.
- golemotron 3y agoLook up the history of democracy in 20th Century Europe.
- sudden_dystopia 3y agoThe majority community clearly doesn’t will this. This sort of thing only happens via violent revolution. Good luck with that.
- FredPret 3y ago> The state is democratic, not absolute. Laughable - the state has been growing on a one-way trajectory: ever larger, ever more powerful. It is run by bureaucrats who look after their own interests first, and who have no feedback loop between their own performance and reality. Think about this next time you go to the DMV or have to wait in line to see a doctor or deal with some kafkaesque snarl of paperwork. Your democratic will counts for nothing in the face of limitless state power.
- Exoristos 3y agoPolls and studies for years have shown that what elected officials legislate and what voters want rarely line up. Modern democracy has long outgrown representing mere constituents.