02-21-2019, 01:07 AM
(02-21-2019, 12:59 AM)Benton Wrote: The EC was reflective of the time. Not everyone could vote effectively and timely, so the EC was a chance to have tabulations both timely and reflective of the populace given the constraints of communication and travel. This isn't 1880.
I think it was more based on the desire to have the "intellectual and educated" have the final say.
Quote:As far as the rest, come on SSF, you're better than that.
I'm honestly not trying to shitstir, I'm pointing out that the majority opinion is not necessarily the right one. These are all examples of this. Yes, there is some historical relativism involved, which I am whole set against, but it illustrates the point that the majority opinion is not necessarily the correct opinion. Is the second Iraq war a better example for you?
