Reply #82: Democracy is about a balance between majority rule and minority rights

[Bjorn Against]

You can not have a real democracy without minority rights, even if those rights go against the will of the majority. The Bill of Rights exists mainly to protect the rights of the minority, it protects unpopular speech, it protects accused criminals, and it protects people of religions outside the mainstream from having the beliefs of the majority imposed on them by government. Majority rule alone does not make for a democracy, minority rights are extremely important and war always has a negative impact on minority rights.