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This may seem a strange thing to say: Democracy isn't actually about finding out what the people want and just trying to do it. Democracy is about setting out a vision and a plan for the country and persuading people to follow it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

there was a time when popular opinion was that black people shouldn't have any civil rights.

there's a time now where popular opinion is that trans people shouldn't have any rights.

majority rule governments never work.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No one said anything about following these opinions.

Try actually reading the comments.