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minus-squarej_overgrens@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months ago democracy is a mechanism for selecting leadership No, it’s not. Or well, it’s more than that – especially ideologically. Quod omnes tangit, ab omnibus approbari debet – “what concerns everyone must be approved by everyone”.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months ago what concerns everyone must be approved by everyone Democracies don’t function this way. Majoritarian rule regionally occurs in defiance of some portion of the public citizenry. Depending on how the Democracy is organized bureaucratically, it may even be the majority of the citizenry.
No, it’s not. Or well, it’s more than that – especially ideologically. Quod omnes tangit, ab omnibus approbari debet – “what concerns everyone must be approved by everyone”.
Democracies don’t function this way. Majoritarian rule regionally occurs in defiance of some portion of the public citizenry.
Depending on how the Democracy is organized bureaucratically, it may even be the majority of the citizenry.