Eh, the argument against too much democracy is that the mob obtains official authority.

@Dusty Morgan think about this, what side do you pass on when you pass someone in a hallway? do you move to your right when passing someone? think of how ingrained that mob rule is in you

"mob" implies unintelligent, mindless and violent.

Like in the US we can't just have 99% of the population vote to kill someone we don't like. That's just not how it works. That'd be decided by courts and judges.

You are telling me to choose between mob rule or dictatorship.

We totally could, using the amendment process.

Nothing is stopping us.

I choose neither, I choose being in the middle.

@Misomania That's not mob rule, that's just social convention. And for the record, I walk on the left all the time.

What's in the middle, Dusty?

A republic.

Constitutional republic to be exact.

Which means some nonzero number of the people aren't getting what they want.

Thus, according to you, mob rule.

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@Schedrevka yes, that's bad. But that does manage to happen anyway from time to time.

Do you even know what middle grown means. Means small government and no anarchy.

Democracy is closer to anarchy.

What are you withdrawing from, Dusty?

Everyone define mob rule. This is getting stupid.

Society, apparently.

@pratel social conventions are a form of mob rule, just often unspoken the group follows the lead of those that do it until it becomes an automatic action they do without thinking about it. The fact that everyone is doing it makes everyone do it in a self fulfilling role

Good night, guys.

Mob rule is when the majority imposes their will upon the minority without any oversight or sense of justice. That is what I consider mob rule.

STring this person up... everyone voted on it. Outlaw this profession, because we voted upon it. Who gives a damn what you want.

I like Dusty's deefinition.

@Misomania That's a very loose definition. I think you're stretching to get what you want.

Democracy is to me, mob rule.

What is the rule of a minority imposing their will upon the majority without any oversight or sense of justice?

I'd rather call that a social convention @Misomania

The rule of minority is consider dicatatorship.

@Malt_Hitman oligarchy.

Middle grown is when you keep either side from dominating.

Though oligarchy is going to generally mean a very small group.

Groudn^

So is a group of 49% of a group not a mob?

In reality, I think society is controlled by about 30% of the population at any time and another 30% just don't care.

@pratel all of tradition, culture and behaivors extend from copying and learning social actions of those around you as a child until it becomes part of your very being to the point that it seems inseperable. even language itself is a form of mob rule to facilitate communication

Again, You're stretching "mob rule" here. I'd rather call that a social convention.

If there were 4,900 people with torches and pitchforks in the streets out of a town of 10,000 is that not a mob?

Yes that's a mob.