Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
I'm not claiming that the system we have is a whole lot better, believe me. But if you had a system where 55% of the people could make it illegal to be a member of the other 45%, would that be any better? What you're saying is that a voting majority could theoretically pass a law to put an unjustly hated minority into concentration camps, or extermination camps, and it would be justified! Sorry, I don't think so!
No, I was just pointing out that your hypothetical situation has already happened on multiple occasions (only with smaller minorities than 45%) with the current indirect democracy, making it a fatally flawed argument against switching to a more direct form. Yes, in theory it might well to share this flaw with the current system ... so what? That doesn't make it any worse.