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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by pclmulqdq on Monday December 09, 2024 @08:34PM (#42372715)
It doesn't, but if you're in a democracy and the majority well and truly does not want it to be a democracy, I don't think you can stop the transition. Attempting to "save" democracy by imposing a minority will on the majority merely guarantees the end of democracy.
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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by int_19h on Thursday December 12, 2024 @02:42PM (#42402603)
It's rarely as blunt as this, though. Usually people who support such politics will insist that it is democratic, and they do have a point: what they really want is a democracy in which the majority (which includes themselves) gets to do whatever it wants to others.

I agree that you can't really legislate this kind of sentiment away, but I don't think attempts to do so are entirely useless, either - they slow down the process, which, at the very least, buys more time for potential targets to realize what is happening and get out of harm's way through emigration etc.

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