This should be a worrying thought. Let's say we vote to get the consent of the majority of people in the state. And let's say the state, according the Sociologist Max Weber, is made and supported by a "human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory". Then wouldn't this mean each vote we make is a consent to the monopoly of physical force (and violence) over the people living on the land we inhabitant? If you knew that would you still vote?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.If the majority are always right, then why do we need the scientific method? We'd simply put any question about how things work in the universe to a vote to get the right answer. Say we get the wrong answer through voting and pursue it anyway, what is the likely result?
DavidBerigny
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Mar 25, 2019
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Yes - William Wilberforce kept voting and Abraham Lincoln got elected. Someday, hopefully soon, a majority will accomplish the end of abortion. Do I legitimize a system that is responsible for killing 60 million children? I suppose. Would I be able to convict someone who killed a mass murderer? Not sure. Very important to speak against the injustices that I see. What I legitimize with my vote participation can be de-legitimized with my speech.
RobBlair
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Mar 25, 2019
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Democracy is hard to support when the majority can vote away the rights of the minority. Limiting the power of the monopoly would be a step in the right direction
805collins
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Mar 25, 2019
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You're thinking about something so few are willing to think about. I've tried to explain this to family and friends for years now, but most of what I said fell on deaf ears.
SpikeTalon
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Mar 25, 2019
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Could it be voting is one way to see how many are deaf and blind to all this?
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