I dislike this sentiment. The majority voted for this, but the minority didn't, and most of the time, it's the imposed-upon minority that are getting the shaft of these policies, from the imposing majority.
Funny enough, Trudeau didn't get a majority or even the most votes in Canada's last election - the Conservatives actually came in first place popular-vote-wise, nabbing something like 200k more votes.
But try telling that to anyone who supposedly wants a switch away from the Electoral College/FPTP, in America or Canada, and most likely they'll just have a brain BSOD before changing the subject. Getting an actual answer out of them is even harder.
Democracy is simply the tyranny of the majority. That's why a republic makes more sense, because a majority (or in this case, a plurality) of voters can choose tyrannical policies with the defense that "the people want it", then beating the minority over the head with said policies.
Canadians getting what they voted for. No sympathy here.
I dislike this sentiment. The majority voted for this, but the minority didn't, and most of the time, it's the imposed-upon minority that are getting the shaft of these policies, from the imposing majority.
Not even a majority.
A plurality of voters is all
True facts.
Funny enough, Trudeau didn't get a majority or even the most votes in Canada's last election - the Conservatives actually came in first place popular-vote-wise, nabbing something like 200k more votes.
But try telling that to anyone who supposedly wants a switch away from the Electoral College/FPTP, in America or Canada, and most likely they'll just have a brain BSOD before changing the subject. Getting an actual answer out of them is even harder.
That's something I was hoping Trudeau would fix. Instead he gave up because "it's complicated". Thanks Trudeau.
Democracy is simply the tyranny of the majority. That's why a republic makes more sense, because a majority (or in this case, a plurality) of voters can choose tyrannical policies with the defense that "the people want it", then beating the minority over the head with said policies.
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, ran on the slogans "for the people" and "open for business". They're literally not getting what they voted for.