xia@lemmy.sdf.orgM to micro-blog-[ish]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 16 days agoWould you still support democracy if 51% of the people wanted to harm you?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down14
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareWould you still support democracy if 51% of the people wanted to harm you?xia@lemmy.sdf.orgM to micro-blog-[ish]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareshawn1122@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-216 days agoI wouldn’t support a direct / minimalist democracy without guarantee of civil liberties even if I was part of the majority. Too close to mob rule for me.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoThat seems like exactly what OP is asking
I wouldn’t support a direct / minimalist democracy without guarantee of civil liberties even if I was part of the majority.
Too close to mob rule for me.
That seems like exactly what OP is asking