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andai ◴[] No.42172596[source]
King thinks democracy is a great idea. Everyone rejects it. King institutes it anyway.

Wait a second...

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0xDEAFBEAD ◴[] No.42172854[source]
Similar situation in the US:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/10/72-of-ame...

Interesting how a process based on the will of the majority can also be disapproved of by the majority.

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1. lucianbr ◴[] No.42173248[source]
Homo sapiens is irrational. At least he is not rational all the time.

People wanting to have their cake and eat it too, or to impose rules on others but themselves be excepted from it is nearly universal. In any case it's extremely common.

This is just the nature of what we are, and so much trouble comes from pretending otherwise.