(December 26, 2012 at 6:11 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: The majority can do whatever it likes to the minority - and by the word ''can'' I mean...is able to.
Obscure notions like ''ought'' and ''should'' seem to be a little misplaced.
These seem like overly broad statements. Are you willing to supply some context?
(December 26, 2012 at 6:11 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: If you want to keep your guns, your privacy, your marriage laws, your printing presses, your constitutional *cough* rights, etc. you need the imprimatur of the majority - even if they are Luddites.
If you're speaking of the United States, this statement is incorrect. In the Constitution of the United States, there are specific safeguards (however imperfect) in place to prevent the tyranny of the majority.
Serious, but not entirely serious.