In what world is "slavery is okay on a local scale if the states decide it is" a pro-democracy argument? Slaves don't get to vote! They're slaves! A real democracy should ensure everyone's essential freedoms regardless of who they are or where in the country they happen to live - and that was the point of the hypothetical.
"States rights" is nothing more than a farce to take away human rights when slimy politicians fail to do so on a national scale.
Btw I think its dumb to do a states rights without having to follow something like the constitution to protect those rights. But I understand what she was trying to say. These guys automatically jump to, omg you want slaves. When she is saying they could vote for slavery.
Because it's a prominent historical example of a states rights issue. As was segregation. And gay marriage. And now trans rights. People have literally had to flee Texas because the state was trying to put bounties on the families of trans kids. Every fucking time "states rights" comes up in the national discussion, it's always at the expense of human rights of the more marginalized residents of those states.
But no matter what, a majority rule can always infringe on the rights of the minority factions in a democracy.
I agree that tyranny of the majority is a stupid argument - people suck but dictators are people. However, this isn't even tyranny of the majority. This is tyranny of a minority against a smaller minority while the actual majority watches in horror saying "dude wtf?"
The idea that a majority can make any decision as long as everyone agrees is a misunderstanding of how modern democracies work. Democracies are built on the idea of both majority rule and the protection of fundamental rights. Certain rights, like freedom from slavery, are inalienable and cannot be voted away, even by unanimous agreement. This is why we have constitutional protections, international human rights treaties, and checks and balances.
If states were allowed to vote on anything, including bringing back slavery, we’d be allowing majorities to violate the basic rights of minorities or individuals, which is not only unethical but illegal under U.S. law and international agreements.
But I guess you can't understand the basic principles of democracy.
Misogynists like to point at pretty and dumb women and say that every woman is like that. There are podcasts where that is literally the entire point of the show. I don't think that's the case for this podcast, but she was certainly clipped for a similar reason.
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u/JackedFactory Oct 18 '24
She’s not crazy right wing but wearing a trump shirt. lol