Macleef  +  442905 Thu, 15 Nov 07 12:50 PM What does the following question mean? -- How can you live within a democracy that expects you to participate, to hold an opinion and vote and thereby control and be responsible for your society—but at the same time, you must surrender and follow the will of others if even the slimmest majority disagrees with you? -- Does it mean that society is repressive even though it's a democracy? Please I need to know in 7 minutes! Thanks Macleef Joined on Thu, Nov 15 2007 New Member 09

	Neeraj Jain  +  442908 Thu, 15 Nov 07 12:57 PM This does not mean that the society is repressive. This only means that you have to follow what majority decides. Neeraj Jain Joined on Fri, Sep 7 2007 Regular Member 583 Smile allows you to win.

	Macleef  +  442910 Thu, 15 Nov 07 01:00 PM  Neeraj Jain wrote: This does not mean that the society is repressive. This only means that you have to follow what majority decides. Can you please elaborate on what the question means? Macleef

	Grammar Geek  +  442938 Thu, 15 Nov 07 03:18 PM Macleef, let's say you are part of a group of 11 people. You are trying to decide where to go for lunch, and you will all go togther. You want to go to Tom's Cafe, and four other people agree with you. But six people want to go to Mary's Cafe. Six votes for Mary's is more than five votes for Tom's. Have you been repressed? No. But more people voted for Mary's, so you go to Mary's. Was it a waste of time to vote? I don't think so. If one other person wanted Tom's, you would have gone to Tom's. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!