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arlie ([personal profile] arlie) wrote in [personal profile] supergee 2025-02-15 06:14 pm (UTC)

This is the reason many democracies have slow down features, and often also customs that inhibit change, particularly drastic change. They also often build in minority protections.

A true democracy would be tyranny of the majority. IIRC, some of the ancient Greek polis tried that out, with dubious results.

The US has a constitution for a reason, and it's not so that 50.000001 % of those who voted can walk all over everyone else.

Too bad humans can break, ignore, and/or abuse just about anything.

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