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		chitowneats on July 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There could be 1.2B climate refugees by 2050 A pure democracy is literally tyranny of the majority. Anything restricting that tyranny is anti-democratic. Wholly necessary as well in view.

wumpus on July 2, 2022 [–]

Most people don't define democracy that way. For example, consider the EU's reaction to Poland and Hungary destroying their court systems, not to mention refusing to obey EU court decisions.

chitowneats on July 2, 2022 | [–]

The EU isn't a democracy.

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