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The problem with Iran is that they expect average Americans to be intelligent and reasonable, we are not.
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Please, stop.
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I don't think most Americans have even heard of de Tocqueville at this point
Which season of The Bachelorette was he on
I'm going to be honest this is the first time I've ever heard of him
They probably have you read a heavily edited quote from Democracy in America and go "This will be on the Scantron, question 5, fill in B"
That was my experience. Every time we covered the American Revolution or 18th century America in middle school or high school history he was just name-checked and maybe get a one or two sentence quote from Democracy in America.
Of course, the "tyranny of the majority" is written into the laws of the universe, so there's no need to engage with writing on it that tries to present arguments that could thereby be refuted.