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One of the more popular grievances from the contemporary left revolves around the notion that our nation has been subverted by “minority rule.”

Here is the pollster Nate Silver:

“Despite the various, very serious threats to American democracy, things would mostly be fine if the balance of elected power more closely reflected the popular will (e.g. Senate seats proportional to population, no Electoral College, less gerrymandering).”

Silver is confusing the inability to coerce others with minoritarianism. It is not a serious threat to American democracy that New Yorkers are unable to dictate Oklahoma’s abortion laws. Nor that Texans can’t compel Rhode Islanders to adopt their gun laws. It’s the point.

> One of the more popular grievances from the contemporary left revolves around the notion that our nation has been subverted by “minority rule.” > Here is the pollster Nate Silver: >> “Despite the various, very serious threats to American democracy, things would *mostly* be fine if the balance of elected power more closely reflected the popular will (e.g. Senate seats proportional to population, no Electoral College, less gerrymandering).” > Silver is confusing the inability to coerce others with minoritarianism. It is not a serious threat to American democracy that New Yorkers are unable to dictate Oklahoma’s abortion laws. Nor that Texans can’t compel Rhode Islanders to adopt their gun laws. It’s the point.

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[–] • 3 pts

These people don't understand that in the republic you can't have majority tyranny against smaller States.

[–] • 1 pt

Liberals are fine with a tyranny of the majority as long as they are the majority. Though, of course, liberals are not the majority -- far from it -- the propaganda in the corporate media and election fraud only give the false impression that they are the majority. If the actual majority, conservatives, were to impose their will, these liberals would scream bloody murder.