The idea that "the will of the people" is the only thing that matters - that a democracy is nothing more than an election every few years...
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You hear politicians saying this from Hungary to Poland to Brexitania to Turkey to the US... And they're wrong.
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Let's say you have 10 people seated around a table, and 6 of them decide to throw one of the others out the window. They even vote on it. Throwing the guy out the window is, "the will of the people," right?
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Well, it may be, "the will of the people," but it's still wrong, and everyone can instantly understand why: some things are more important, more fundamental than a vote. Human rights - like the right to life in this case - cannot be removed by an election.
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A system that is only elections without respect for these deeper, more fundamental rights is not a democracy. It's a tyranny of the majority.
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Something to think about the next time you hear a politician try to claim that he can't be undemocratic because he won an election. Or the next time you hear someone proclaim a policy represents, "the will of the people."
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Also... Some ask why human rights organisations spend what seems to be a disproportionate amount of effort drawing attention to problems minority communities face. This thread provides an answer: they’re often more vulnerable & often face disproportionate threats to their rights.
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Very true. Hitler was elected.
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So was Merkel. Although not so clearly. According to this "minority rule", AfD should govern.
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At the end of the day, whether we like the term or not, it's all about checks & balances http://frenosycontrapesos.blogspot.com.es/2017/12/nuevo-indice-de-contrapesos.html …
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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