Absolute democracy

Absolute democracy is an extreme form of a collective perception of order.

It should not to be confused with "power democracy" as found in the Swiss political system (in which elective activities for the adjustment of social/political matters are more frequent than in other democracies).[1]

Ideology

An absolute democracy is based on tyranny of the majority, in which a minority group can be ignored. Absolute democracies function as completely changeable systems where things such as rights and privileges begin to lose meaning, because rights can be voted away at any election.

There are no supermajorities in absolute democracies, because that is just an added limit on democracy.

Nothing is stable or long term, because everything is under scrutiny from the voters.

Relation to absolute monarchy

An absolute monarchy suggests total authoritarian rule from a monarch or other leading dictator, while in this type of democracy, 100% of all power is concentrated into the majority opinion for each issue. For example, if a king decides he wants to make free pies a human right, there is nothing stopping him from doing that. But in an Absolute Democracy, rights become superfluous because they change every time there is an election, and there is nothing keeping legislation permanent or long term.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Definition of DEMOCRACY". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ↑ "AN ABSOLUTE DEMOCRACY?". www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
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