Are American Twins - Majority Rule and Public Opinion, sometimes
Just a Couple of Dumbbells?
According to the Bible one day the world will return to a
monarchy. After the return of the Lord Jesus Christ the world
will be ruled by Him for one thousand years before eternity
begins and even then He will rule. So how good is majority rule
for now, can it compare to what is next.
The idea that the majority shows the will of the people is a
pretty good fix for now but it is not without its faults and
weaknesses. That everyone decides to do something with one will
is not now nor has ever been the promise of a perfect decision,
direction or choice of any kind.
Looking way back in time we might start with the ancient
Israelites who grew restless while roaming the wilderness. Moses
took a bit more time than they expected to go up the mount to
see God, and with a majority voice they decided to make a new
God. Yeah, the old golden calf god, you remember. Moses returned
and heads flew because of this little majority rule blunder.
The picture of people collectively exercising their will to
their own hurt is repeated many times across the historical
panorama. We could peruse many but let us note just a few of the
more familiar ones. Getting a good leader with a whole new way
of viewing things was one of the ideas of the German people not
that long ago, enter Hitler. A wave of popular ascent swept
Chinas youth not that long ago and the world watched in
amazement as they tore every established institution to shreds
and murdered and removed all those who didn