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Theoretically possible, in the same sense that if everyone in America decides black people don't deserve rights then they can vote to implement that. If everyone else in society decides they don't recognize black people's rights then they probably won't have de facto rights under any system, except a very autocratic one with a sympathetic (to blacks) ruler. What system do you know of that doesn't have this problem?

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So, just to clarify: in AC land, the majority has the ability to take away the rights of the minority?


Isnt this one of the biggest complaints ACist make about a democracy?

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I do believe in AC it would take a lot more than a 50%+1 majority.

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The absolute *numbers* of people who prefer X or Y or Z don't really matter so much outside of a state. The *strength* of those people's preferences is much more important.

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...and even more important is the strength of the preference-holder; a tyrant is a minority opinion backed by firepower. Which is great, because in ACland, anybody with a little knowledge can build their own ebola-bomb, so the chances of such tyrrany are coming to pass are minimal. Of course, the chances of an ebola outbreak may be a smidge higher, but hey man, bleeding from the eyes or not, at least we'll be free.