No Treason · Theme
Critique of Majority Rule
How No Treason develops Critique of Majority Rule.
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.
Where it surfaces
- II
The chapter systematically dismantles the idea that majority rule confers legitimacy, arguing it reduces to a contest for mastery and slavery.
- IX
The ballot is equated with a bullet, implying majority rule is merely a veiled form of coercion.
- II
The chapter argues that voting does not reflect genuine majority consent, as many vote only to avoid being enslaved by others.
- Endnotes
The endnote questions the value of an individual's vote when it is only one among millions, undermining the legitimacy of majority rule.