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Old 06-20-2008, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant View Post
Sorry, I guess that this whole, "voting" thing was actually happening.



You're stuck with either tyranny of the majority or tyranny of the minority, pick one.
The tyranny of the majority is from a essay by mills referring to democracy, at least that is where it became popular.
It is when the majority makes oppressive decisions controlling the minority.

Wiki actually has a well written article on this, On Liberty

The tyranny of the majority is a dangerous thing.
We already have laws that are based on that concept.
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