# What Critique of Majority Rule means in No Treason

> The text rejects the idea that a majority has a natural right to rule a minority, asserting that majorities offer no guarantee of justice and that individual rights are absolute against any number of oppressors.

## Explanation

The text rejects the idea that a majority has a natural right to rule a minority, asserting that majorities offer no guarantee of justice and that individual rights are absolute against any number of oppressors.

The chapter systematically dismantles the idea that majority rule confers legitimacy, arguing it reduces to a contest for mastery and slavery.

The ballot is equated with a bullet, implying majority rule is merely a veiled form of coercion.

The chapter argues that voting does not reflect genuine majority consent, as many vote only to avoid being enslaved by others.

The endnote questions the value of an individual's vote when it is only one among millions, undermining the legitimacy of majority rule.

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