Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explaining recent macro trends

Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by strbean on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:34PM (#23406159)

> It can only represent the collective, and you cannot ensure that all individuals in such a collective would agree to such an exchange, or feel benevolent about it. As such, there is no such thing as a benevolent state.

A state is only benevolent if every single citizen is benevolent? That seems like a pointless assertion.

In a democracy, in theory, the majority is what matters.

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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by kebman on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:38PM (#23406208)

Ah, yes. The majority that forced Socrates to drink poison.

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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by someguyorother on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:49PM (#23406367)

If democracy is majority dictatorship, then why do constitutions provide rights also to the minority?

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Re:Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: explain... by kebman on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:59PM (#23406513)

Thankfully, it's because a lof of politicians have read Socrates, and taken his lesson to heart; that majority rule is indeed dictatorial, and so we should strive to also let the minorities be heard. That doesn't mean it is always fair, though. Sometimes it also leads to minorities gaining dictatorial rights when they shouldn't.

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