Popular democracy is, as I have argued, an essential part of the theory of modern conservatism. I just recognize that it is of less value as an end in itself than, say, individual liberty or fundamental human rights. Do you? https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/not-everyone-should-be-made-to-vote/ … https://thefederalist.com/2015/11/16/conservatisms-essential-element-is-experience/ …https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1381684699681206275 …
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Black Americans in 1890: US population: 11.9% Georgia 46.7% Alabama 44.8% Florida 42.5% Virginia 38.4% North Carolina 34.7% DC 32.8% Arkansas 27.4% Tennessee 24.4% Texas 21.8% Kentucky 14.4% Missouri 5.6% West Virginia 4.3% Majority in only 3 states. https://twitter.com/mikeduncan/status/1381701082628419591 …
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I suppose one can argue that Jim Crow only ever actually existed in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Louisiana, but you need a pretty strange definition of Jim Crow for that to be true.
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Anyway, in the American system, the majority always wins in the long run, if it is sufficiently united & determined. Which is as it should be. And the people yelling at me today will be back tomorrow defending undemocratic rule by activist judges & unelected bureaucrats.
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The great thing about being a conservative is not having to adopt a bunch of inconsistent, situational stances about our system based on who's in office or what we're trying to sell to whom on a given day.
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Not to mention that it ignores the work of scholars like Arrow and the social choice school, that show democratic systems (i.e. the mechanics of voting) may not produce majoritarian outcomes - and in fact it is impossible in the context of choice that extends beyond the binary.
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Presuming you get a democratic (i.e. non-dictatorial) result through a democratic mechanism is a strong presumption. But it is replete in modern politics, from progressives to George W. Bush.
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This thread began with a tweet by you minimizing the value of DEMOCRACY.https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1381683123805650945 …
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As usual, my point has remained consistent all along. The principle value of democracy is instrumental. It has some value in itself, but other things are more important. We mainly measure the value of democracy as a system by how it delivers those.
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This is a motte and bailey. The motte is “we shouldn’t have pure majoritarianism”; the Bailey is “elections should not prevent us from dictating policies.”
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