Friday 14 November 2008

Food for thought: Democracy

As I digest a regular portion of chips from Twerton chip shop (voted number 1 in bath, although the portions from Herbie's are more substantial) I have some thoughts regarding Democracy. According to Wikipedia, at the core of democracy is the ideal that all members of society have equal access to power, and also enjoy universally recognised freedoms and liberties. From this, I ascertain that the statement "Everyone's opinions matter" could be derived. However, I put it to you that in a society where everyone's opinion is equal, no-one's opinion matters. Also, in this model, a majority's opinions can overrule a major minority's opinions, thus rendering this group's opinions invalid. As a result, we have to watch Speed, featuring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock on BBC1 instead of Jonathan Ross. Mental.

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