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jlangenauer on March 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Deaths per unit of energy for various sources

The opinion may well be irrational, but if it is widely held, would it not then have democratic validity?

icarus_drowning on March 17, 2011 | [–]

Of course it would. Should it? I'd argue "no".

holygoat on March 17, 2011 | [–]

Which is the problem with democracy.

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