Slouching Towards Oblivion

Friday, March 19, 2010

Majority Now

Caveat: It's a little semantic, but I've never liked the popular notion of "Majority Rules". In a democracy the majority decides the question at hand; the decision of the majority carries the day. But in a democracy, nobody 'rules' anything or anybody at any time.

Also, I think it's important to remember that we've seen some bad shit going on because of Majority Rules. Jim Crow for one example. And let's not forget that the most popular car in the world in 1971 was the Ford Pinto.

Just because you can get 51% to go along with your idea doesn't necessarily mean your idea is a good one.

That said, here's a pretty good one from Mark Fiore:



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