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by rufasterisco 33 days ago
Thank you for clearly stating that democracy is not a value for you, instead of dancing around the concept with semantics.

I completely disagree with you, but at least we clearly know why.
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JoshTriplett 33 days ago
Democracy is a useful tool for giving people a voice in their government; there are certainly much worse alternatives. But it can't be the only tool, or you end up with two wolves and a lamb voting about what's for dinner. Some things are too important to violate just because 60% of people are afraid.
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rufasterisco 31 days ago
> Some things are too important to violate just because 60% of people are afraid.

We need to avoid this becoming "60% of people should be stopped because 40% disagrees with them". Alas, constitutions have the purpose of defending core values. Separation of powers lets judges strike down gov bills and laws.

We have check and balances. Diverging from them as an emergency measure for the "right" reason only makes it exploitable after the next election, if parties swap.

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