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]

Absolute democracy can be very unbalanced in the way that the majority is prioritized while the minority is usually ignored. Although democracy in general, strives to make the people content, absolute democracy doesn't allow the minority to be heard or acknowledged and because of this many people were not happy with absolute democracy.

As Francis Devine explains in "Absolute Democracy or Indefeasible Right: Hobbes Versus Locke",[2] there was a tension in American politics between absolute democracy and liberalism. Devine explains liberalism as, "the insistence that certain basic human freedoms are beyond abridgment". Another enemy of absolute democracy was ruling with a monarchy. A monarchy is defined as the ruling in which a monarch is the one in charge (for example, a queen or king).

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.

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 that all the powers must be concentrated in the person of an hereditary monarch with a divine right to rule (even if in France, for example, he promised during coronation to respect the fundamental laws of the kingdom, so it is different from an arbitrary government), 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, he could not do it because it would violate his coronation oath and so, by violating a promise to God, he would lose the divine claim to rule. 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.[3]

Absolute Monarchy gives one ruler all power with little to no power to the people.

Absolue Monarchy emerged in France in the 16th century and was abolished in 1789.[4]

A March in March in Australia about absolute democracy.

References
  1. "Definition of DEMOCRACY". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. Devine, Francis Edward (August 1975). "Absolute Democracy or Indefeasible Right: Hobbes Versus Locke". (3). 37.
  3. "AN ABSOLUTE DEMOCRACY?". www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  4. Floquet, Mathieu (January 1, 2014). "The impossible transition from 'absolute monarchy' toward industrial democracy in France: the experience of workers' representatives at Schneider, 1899-1936". (1). 55.


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