The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human rights

Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by eznzt on Sunday October 18, 2020 @07:31AM (#24817074)

I thought protests were democratic and A Good Thing™?

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by jlokier on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:20AM (#24817291)

Assuming yes, are protests against democracy democratic?

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by eznzt on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:51AM (#24817484)

Yes, they are. If people don't want democracy then they should not have it.

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by romanoderoma on Sunday October 18, 2020 @09:17AM (#24817669)

That's not democracy, that's dictatorship of the majority

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by eznzt on Sunday October 18, 2020 @09:32AM (#24817762)

That's what democracy is. The current "tyranny of the minority" that we live in is an anomaly (and quite undemocratic)

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by romanoderoma on Sunday October 18, 2020 @09:36AM (#24817783)

I'm sure you can write a book and disprove what Tocqueville wrote about what constitutes a democracy and what does not.

Personally I'm still on the Tocqueville's side.

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by notreallytrue on Sunday October 18, 2020 @07:51AM (#24817164)

Not when is Fascists Against Democracy™

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by pelasaco on Sunday October 18, 2020 @08:09AM (#24817237)

Everyone which I don't agree are Fascists (TM)?

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