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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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.
That's how democracy works, to prevent the tyranny of the majority.
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
You may be interested to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority
You don't want direct democracy. Otherwise the majority will rule over the minority.
That's what democracy is all about. The majority rules, unless the majority is wrong, then the minority rules.
It's Tyranny of the Majority - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority
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.
Democracy isn't rule of the majority; that's tyranny of the majority.
A great example of the tyranny of the majority[1][1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority