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Re:Convoy Crackdown – power to freeze bank accounts without ... by dmcgee on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @07:52PM (#30436118)
> Populism is democracy.

Wrong. A democracy, at least a functioning and legitimate one, is not judged by enacting the will of the majority, but by protecting the rights of the minority.

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Re:Convoy Crackdown – power to freeze bank accounts without ... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @07:57PM (#30436154)
A constitutional democracy protects its minorities. A pure democracy doesn't, but we haven't had one of those for well over 2000 years.
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