Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died
by ReptileMan on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:00AM
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Well democracy is ruling by the demos - think three wolves and a sheep voting what to have for dinner. The moment you say that mutton is off the menu you are limiting the power of the demos to rule. So it is anti democratic.
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You are talking about direct democracy, which is but one kind of democracy. Representative democracy is still democracy.
Remember that Plato defined democracy in opposition to monarchy and aristocracy. Universal suffrage, freedom to form parties and to manifest against the government are (part of) what defines modern democracies. Even Switzerland only resorts to referendums in relatively rare cases.
> Well democracy is ruling by the demos - think three wolves and a sheep voting what to have for dinner. The moment you say that mutton is off the menu you are limiting the power of the demos to rule. So it is anti democratic.
Limited ≠ Anti
Representative democracy is also limited compared to direct democracy, for example.