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What would be the result if 51 per cent of people voted that there was no authority for majority to rule on minority?!
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2.Everything.
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Social Contract And The Lost Democracy!
The Dearest Philosophers In The Cosmos!
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What would be the result if 51 per cent of people voted that there was no authority for majority to rule on minority?!
1.Someting.
2.Everything.
3.Nothing.
Yours/"Blessed Lunatic Wiseman"(the humorous/serious)
Re: Social Contract And The Lost Democracy!
They would win the vote and give away control ...eventually ...maybe ...to be claimed by all parties with a minority who would have to be egalitarian
Re: Social Contract And The Lost Democracy!
enlightenment.
Re: Social Contract And The Lost Democracy!
Read Seeing by Jose Saramago for one answer!
Re: Social Contract And The Lost Democracy!
The majority don't rule in any society. Democracy is a myth perpetrated by the ruling minority to fool the majority. On the other hand, if it did happen, we would sit about and argue for ages, decide there was a mistake and vote again(see Ireland/Lisbon).
Re: Social Contract And The Lost Democracy!
This sounds quite realistic.
The "Social Contract" was an ideological fiction to counter the "Divine Right of Kings".
When equals could sit in a council circle and talk about what to do, then a sort of democracy existed.
With "representative democracy", one hopes that electors could choose among candidates and effect a change of government.
Practically, manipulation experts create the image of a candidate and "public opinion".
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