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> pure common sense in a democracy

Does not exist. Democracy means that 51% of the people can destroy the life/liberty/property of the other 49% whenever they feel like it.

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That's a very theoretical approach to democracy. Real democracies are less about the majority deciding things than keeping the people that do decide things in check.

Just look at what the majority of the people think. There are so many wrong things that the majority of people believe, you wouldn't want those beliefs made real through politics. Also nobody can be even interested in all topics decided.

Being a Pole, I wish more people understood that. :(

We're in the process of dismantling our democracy by removing all of the checks you mentioned, while supporters of the ruling party argue that democratically elected majority is within full rights to do it.

It does too. That scenario typically leads to civil war and two democracies, at least for a period of time. Sometimes it works out, as with the U.S. democracy declaring that people are not anothers property.

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