The class voted: 30 children want the 5 who speak a different language to sit separately at lunch
The class voted: 30 children want the 5 who speak a different language to sit separately at lunch. Rohan says this is fair because most people want it. Does "most people want it" make it fair?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: No — a majority can be unfair
Why
Rohan's using a real rule — when a class must CHOOSE together, like a game or a trip, going with what most want is fair. But voting decides shared choices; it can't make it right to harm a few. Here 30 aren't choosing something for everyone — they're using their numbers to push 5 out for how they speak. More people wanting something doesn't make it fair if it takes away another child's equal place. Counting heads settles preferences, not right and wrong. Test: flip it — imagine YOU are one of the 5, and 30 vote you eat alone; does 'most of us agreed' make it feel fair? A majority can be unfair: votes decide shared choices, but no number of people gets to strip a smaller group's equal right to belong.
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