4 ms·
> ... and this American people have gotten what they voted for. Probably one of the biggest flaws of a Democratic system is that a voting majority can mandate
by blooalien 2mo ago
> ... and this American people have gotten what they voted for.
Probably one of the biggest flaws of a Democratic system is that a voting majority can mandate a situation that harms literally everyone against the will of everyone else even when those harms are well documented and absolutely provable.
"The majority voted for it" isn't a great answer for the question "Why exactly are we letting the bus driver drive us all over this cliff edge to our fiery deaths?"
"Stop the bus! I want off!"
"Nope. The vote's done. You're stuck with the result."
"Well, what if I voted against driving over the cliff edge?"
"Nope. Majority rules. We all die now."
- defrost 2mo agoBear in mind the US electoral system is far from the best that can done. Not all democracies are equal and the US system is barely "democratic" - it's spiralled in a two party not broadly representative Hotelling's Law swampland.