But that’s exactly what he’s talking about. People talk big about “democracy” and “majority rule”...
But only when they’re absolutely certain that they’d be in the majority on the issue at hand.
Otherwise they want safeguards to keep their poor, oppressed selves safe from the evil majority.
In other words, they really don’t believe that majoritarian democracy works. Which is a good belief, because it doesn’t.
But that’s exactly what he’s talking about. People talk big about “democracy” and “majority rule”...
But only when they’re absolutely certain that they’d be in the majority on the issue at hand.
Otherwise they want safeguards to keep their poor, oppressed selves safe from the evil majority.
In other words, they really don’t believe that majoritarian democracy works. Which is a good belief, because it doesn’t.