- Re: First they came or the anarchists ... Archived Message
Posted by dereklane
on December 17, 2019, 5:20 pm, in reply to "Re: First they came or the anarchists ..."
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Tyranny of the majority was related to the referendum. Mack was distinguishing between that and the general election when he told Keith that Keith supports tyranny of the majority. It's just silly. If you want democracy, you have to stand by it even when you don't like what it yields. As I made clear, I don't think it exists even in its most basic requirements most of the time. Referendum is an exception because votes are equally weighted. I would still prefer anarchy. (Unanimous decisions) but you can't have cake and eat; if a person can be criticised for not supporting corbyn (an establishment socialist at bed) and also for supporting the referendum result, then on the one hand you're saying believe in democracy and the other believe it's tyranny. And the notable distinction between the two is about opinion of what you think is best. As a bystander I can say that of democracy is what you want then you'd better support the referendum result or you'll get your logical knickers all in a twist. But yes, calling the referendum a tyranny of majority whilst offering support to corbyn is just silly. |