Re: Democracy means rule by the majority
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Originally posted by Nevus
...even if the majority is Islamic. If the actual majority of the country wants to be ruled by religious fanatics, let them. The UN's place in politics is not to tell them what KIND of government to have, but to make sure human rights are observed (these are universal) and that voting is fair and actually imposes the will of the People on the State.
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then what about minority rights?
we have the bill of rights in place to protect the minority.
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