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re: The myth of American democracy
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:00 am to Category5
Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:00 am to Category5
You can have laws protecting minority groups and individuals in a democracy
And you can have majority rule in a republic if you don’t have those protections.
Realistically minorities only have protections In the US because there isn’t a large enough majority who wants to take those protections away. And that’s just currently. If you look at Jim Crow you’ll see our current system of government didn’t protect minorities at all.
It’s a democratic republic.
And you can have majority rule in a republic if you don’t have those protections.
Realistically minorities only have protections In the US because there isn’t a large enough majority who wants to take those protections away. And that’s just currently. If you look at Jim Crow you’ll see our current system of government didn’t protect minorities at all.
It’s a democratic republic.
This post was edited on 5/15/21 at 10:02 am
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Posted on 5/15/21 at 10:08 am to SammyTiger
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You can have laws protecting minority groups and individuals in a democracy
Not if the majority votes against them. In a democracy the majority rules. Our republic has courts that can overturn such laws. A democracy has no such court.
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