Is democracy actually a tyranny of the majority?

Question

Aristotle thinks it is. what about you?

Answer 1

Yes.

Unless there is some over-arching document (like a Constitution) which limits what the majority can do.

Answer 2

That completely depends on the type of democracy.

Democracy means more than fair elections that represent the will of the people.

There are many definitions of democracy.

Here are a few definitions:

DEMOCRACY
•Popular will; Rule by the people
•Equal citizenship rights
•Social contract among the people
•Popular rule express and encourage to autonomy
•Consist of moral compromise
•Participation, election, liberties, check and balances

There are six types of democracy:

1- Schumpeterian democracy
Democracy as “ that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of competitive struggle for people’s vote.

2- Populist democracy - Popular will are:
•Free speech, press and assocation necessary for political freedom
•The rule of law, arbitary will of public officials
•Formal voling equality

3- Lıberal democracy
He indicates basic to idea of free and equal human beings:
•freedom of speech, press, assocation and religion
•right to property, freedom to vote,
•hold public office and arbitary arrest.
Liberal democracy contradicts tyrany of popular will; therefore, ıt encourages individuals. İndividuals are rather than whole. So, liberal democracy underlines check and balances and seperation of power for liberty.

4- Participation democracy
It offers greater opportunities for citizens to participate direct in politics rather than indirect. So, it is called direct democracy which first used in encien Greece. Switzerland currently has the only Direct Democracy in the world.

5- Social democracy
It tries to bring democracy into public life. Specifically, ıt considers family intercourse. For example, women and children rights in family, support family income in order to growth health children such as establishing child care center. Also, ıt gives democratic rights for workers. Workers have the right to participate in decisions in factory. As a result, social democracy is welfare state democracy.

6- Deliberative democracy
Deliberative democracy offers an aswer that integrates the populist and liberal ideas in order to dicuss an issue and find a solution. So, ıt encourages public deliberation an issues that are best understood through open , delibarete processes. While majority popular will gets to express their will, it also gives the minority the opportunity to express their feelings. It prevents minority rights from the majority tyranny because, ıts aim is to make a common decision...

Answer 3

100% correct. beacuse, say there are four mothers three of them has got few children but one mother has got more than 50% of the total children , as per democracy if the power is given to the mother with more children she will not feed the other children she will only give the left overs to the other children. so a powerfull controller(?) is required to control the flow of wealth when more than one society exists in a democratic country.

Answer 4

"What you have is a republic, if you can keep it"
Benjamin Franklin


the answer to question is yes, but the fact is we live in a "your with us or against us" country now.

In our republic everyone is allowed a say. yet again the truth is our government only speaks for the rich and corporations.

http://www.wealth4freedom.com/truth/links2educate.htm

Good luck and God bless

Answer 5

Democracy is the government of freedom-loving people because they have the right to choose their leaders.

Answer 6

Yes it is, but the US is a republic, not a democracy! *sm*

Answer 7

We are a Republic