True or false a democracy of majority is not always expected to have the right answer?

Answer 1

It depends on the kind of democracy you are trying to create.

Someone who supported an American-type liberal democracy would say: TRUE. One of the bedrocks of the American Republic is the idea that while democracy and rule by majority is laudable in many respects, there must also be countermajoritarian human rights that are protected against majority wishes. These basic human rights are necessary for human flourishing, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from search and seizure, torture bans, and the right to self-defense. The majority can (and often has) come to the wrong conclusions on these questions because of its desire to impose its will on all people. The American Founding Fathers derisively called such a government where the majority rules without the countermajoritarian human rights a "Tyranny of the Majority" or "Mob Rule".

Someone who supported a strict rule of the majority, however, would say: FALSE. The American definition of democratic government, which has caught on in Europe as well, is less popular in the third world, where "tyrannies of the majority" are seen as a legitimate form of democracy to achieve the best result for the most people. These societies prize the collective good over individual suffering. As a result, these governments impose laws that bring death to religious minorities, ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, and political activists who disagree with these beliefs.

Answer 2

It depends on the kind of democracy you are trying to create.

One of the bedrocks of the American Republic is the idea that while democracy and rule by majority is laudable in many respects, there must also be countermajoritarian human rights that are protected against majority wishes. These basic human rights are necessary for human flourishing, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from search and seizure, torture bans, and the right to self-defense. The majority can (and often has) come to the wrong conclusions on these questions because of its desire to impose its will on all people. The American Founding Fathers derisively called such a government where the majority rules without the countermajoritarian human rights a "Tyranny of the Majority" or "Mob Rule".

However, the American definition of democratic government, which has caught on in Europe as well, is less popular in the third world, where "tyrannies of the majority" are seen as a legitimate form of democracy to achieve the best result for the most people. These societies prize the collective good over individual suffering. As a result, these governments impose laws that bring death to religious minorities, ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, and political activists who disagree with these beliefs.

Answer 3

True