Tyranny of the Majority

The cluster centers on discussions of 'tyranny of the majority' in democracy, critiquing pure majority rule for potentially oppressing minorities and advocating for constitutional protections.

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yareal Apr 10, 2024 View on HN

Go google Tyranny of the Majority. Then respond after educating yourself. Unless you genuinely believe that the majority always makes the correct decision. In which case I can't help you.

toomuchtodo Mar 7, 2016 View on HN

That's how democracy works, to prevent the tyranny of the majority.

sukilot Jun 9, 2020 View on HN

That's a huge mistake. Democracy means "people rule", not "majority vote". The minority are part of the people.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

eveningcoffee May 24, 2017 View on HN

You may be interested to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

ionforce Jun 10, 2013 View on HN

You don't want direct democracy. Otherwise the majority will rule over the minority.

tedunangst Oct 26, 2013 View on HN

That's what democracy is all about. The majority rules, unless the majority is wrong, then the minority rules.

brador Sep 20, 2025 View on HN

It's Tyranny of the Majority - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

silexia Sep 21, 2025 View on HN

The system you describe is majority rule, which often abuses minority rights. It is better to have a constitutional democracy with very limited government powers.

barrkel Jan 30, 2017 View on HN

Democracy isn't rule of the majority; that's tyranny of the majority.

fiddlerwoaroof Dec 17, 2023 View on HN

A great example of the tyranny of the majority[1][1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority