> Democracy is undermined by populism
Populism is democracy. That's what anti-populists hate about it: the idea that a simple majority can get its way.
Populism is democracy. That's what anti-populists hate about it: the idea that a simple majority can get its way.
Wrong. A democracy, at least a functioning and legitimate one, is not judged by enacting the will of the majority, but by protecting the rights of the minority.
Something to the effect of "Democracy is the idea that the common man knows what he wants, and deserves to get it, good and hard."
If a group of people, in a free and fair election, decide to elect in radical, repressive Islamists, is that not democracy functioning as intended?
Allowing everyone else to participate and weigh the totality of needs and wants is what makes democracy different.