• mojo_raisin@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Democracy is mob rule (and therefore authoritarian) where the mob is organized by vote. Democracy is just an relatively egalitarian way to create a mob.

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      6 months ago

      Better to be ruled by the majority consent than minority fiat. Neither is perfect. But the latter is far far worse.

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      6 months ago

      i think this is true for a direct but centralised democracy.

      in parliamentary democracies it’s different, with rulers being chosen through popularity contests. the majority of the people usually doesnt have actual controll over individual political decisions.