Draft agreement seeks to ensure convicted extremists from parties such as the AfD cannot contest elections

Germany’s centre-Right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD), which are holding coalition talks, have proposed a law that will block people with multiple extremism convictions from standing in elections.

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  • friendlymessage@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    13 days ago

    Protecting minorities from the terror of the majority and protecting democracy for future generations that cannot vote yet are essential parts of democracy.

    To answer your question:

    Deny the will of the majority of the people

    yes, because what you describe is not democracy, it’s mob rule

    • Ithorian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      13 days ago

      yes, because what you describe is not democracy, it’s mob rule

      First part i agree with you but this one makes no sense to me, you are telling me that its only democracy when people align with your views, if they dont think the way you do “is not democracy”. I dont agree with this one tbh.

      • federal reverse@feddit.orgMEnglish
        1·
        11 days ago

        when people align with your views

        Where do you even get that from? Far-right “values” are just outside of the democratic spectrum. Far-right ideologies are invariably rooted in hurting minorities, usually defined on the basis of outward characteristics like phenotype.

        Wikipedia:

        One theory holds that democracy requires three fundamental principles: upward control (sovereignty residing at the lowest levels of authority), political equality, and social norms by which individuals and institutions only consider acceptable acts that reflect the first two principles of upward control and political equality.[26] Legal equality, political freedom and rule of law[27] are often identified by commentators as foundational characteristics for a well-functioning democracy.[19]