every argument like this needs to contend with the fact that President Trump was chosen by the anti-majoritarian “moderating” institution over the preferences of the popular will.
“we can’t trust the people because they’ll elect demagogues” is a weak argument when the people don’t choose the demagogue but the intervening political mechanism overrules them
this essay loses credibility by not noting that what we have isn’t “mob rule,” but minority rule: a fringe of wealthy elites is the faction stoking fear to seize power and making it harder for popular will to express itself.
there are very good arguments against “the tyranny of the majority” but it’s simply not the problem we have now. It’s like standing in a burning house telling people to put on a sweater or they’ll catch cold
everything @dylanmatt lays out here: vox.com/2018/9/12/1785…
