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AnonymousHey Banjo
You’ll have to explain this to me, I’m afraid I don’t get it. The distinction between consent and consensus.
You said “Pure democracy runs on Consensus, while representative governments run on Consent”
Doesn’t pure democracy also run on consent? I mean, I get it, that if the Yes vote is passed, all those No voters will have to comply with the majority Consensus. But aren’t they just consenting to the consensus in that case?
Also, I don’t get how the Walmart video shows the distinction. Those people who got interviewed, they were actually asked 2 different things. Just because they gave their consent or consensus to one question, doesn’t mean they consent or have consensus on the other. So I don’t get what it’s trying to illustrate.