Friday 2 December 2022

The Will of the People


I am arrogant.
Tired of discussing with nitwits who have strongly held opinions about subjects they know little about. Tired of discussing with zealots without any critical doubt who worship a person, party or ideology.

Put another way: nitwits and zealots should not waste their time discussing with me. It is more rewarding for them to interact with members of their own herds.

The latest banality is Jews in and outside Israel proclaiming that western democracy is only about giving all power to 50% plus 1 of the population.

Jew-hatred in the past has often been supported by a majority. 
It was only with the embedding of majority-rule societies in the context of protection for minorities and individuals that persecution of Jews stopped. 
No, the pogroms were not "democratic", even if they were supported by a majority of the population, even if they were "the will of the people".