I don’t know what is meant by democracy here. I wish articles like this one would define what they are talking about. It’s definitely not “rule by the people” since if the people elect what is considered non democratic leaders or vote for non democratic policies, that is not considered democratic. While unelected judges, bureaucrats, and other agents of the state who enforce unpopular policies are considered democratic if those policies are so called democratic ones.
The traditional definition of democracy is “rule by the demos” in contradiction to “rule by a small group ” or “rule by one person. So by this definition, any policy which is not popular with the general public is undemocratic. But it’s clear that’s not the definition the writer of the article is using, and since his definition is unclear I don’t have a clear idea what would be democratic or undemocratic in his view.
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I don’t know what is meant by democracy here. I wish articles like this one would define what they are talking about. It’s definitely not “rule by the people” since if the people elect what is considered non democratic leaders or vote for non democratic policies, that is not considered democratic. While unelected judges, bureaucrats, and other agents of the state who enforce unpopular policies are considered democratic if those policies are so called democratic ones.
What’s a “non-democratic policy” in your opinion? Other than say universal franchise of adults?
The traditional definition of democracy is “rule by the demos” in contradiction to “rule by a small group ” or “rule by one person. So by this definition, any policy which is not popular with the general public is undemocratic. But it’s clear that’s not the definition the writer of the article is using, and since his definition is unclear I don’t have a clear idea what would be democratic or undemocratic in his view.