That democracy is good in itself. I see it as a tool for producing good outcomes; nothing more.
I view democracy as a system in which some people push other people around. It’s not really equal and it cannot be made equal. Even if it were equal, it would still be a system in which some people push other people around.
I also deny that an unjust policy can be rendered just by coming about the right way. I don’t believe there is such a thing as “legitimacy” which enables governments to do something unjust because of how they decided. For me, that makes it sound like morality has an absurd loophole: Hey, if you want to violate rights or hurt people, it’s okay, so long as you decide to do it through a convoluted process.
That democracy is good in itself. I see it as a tool for producing good outcomes; nothing more.
I view democracy as a system in which some people push other people around. It’s not really equal and it cannot be made equal. Even if it were equal, it would still be a system in which some people push other people around.
I also deny that an unjust policy can be rendered just by coming about the right way. I don’t believe there is such a thing as “legitimacy” which enables governments to do something unjust because of how they decided. For me, that makes it sound like morality has an absurd loophole: Hey, if you want to violate rights or hurt people, it’s okay, so long as you decide to do it through a convoluted process.