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 | | From: | Rooney | | Subject: | Re: Hunting is banned! | | Date: | Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:44:24 +0000 |
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 | On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:41:01 GMT, Bill Zenith
wrote:
>Rooney wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:09:15 +0000, Oz
>> wrote:
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>>>Rooney writes
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>>>>On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:25:08 +0000, Oz
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>One function of a working democracy is to allow freedom for minorities
>>>>>within it, where what they do does not affect others.
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>>>>That's nothing to do with the definition of democracy. It's just
>>>>majority rule - no more, no less.
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>>>I didn't say definition, I said 'one function of a working'.
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>> The function of a working democracy is to enact majority rule - no
>> more, no less.
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>A function of a *liberal* democracy is to protect
>minority rights; to prevent the tyranny of the mob.
>But you wouldn't know about that.
Why wouldn't I? And how long did *you* study political philosophy
for?
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