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OP A dictatorship is a majority of one. The people's hopes, desires, dreams and needs are ignored by the majority of one.
A child who throws temper tantrums to get what she wants [and always ends up getting it] is a majority of one.
An insensitive, controling teacher in a classroom who dictates lectures and discounts the many minds that could contribute different points of view is a majority of one.
A club member who demands that the functions of the club operate under her exclusive system (and for whom each function is provided) is a majority of one.
In any relationship in which the dominant member controls the outcome, for better or worse, there is a majority of one.
The difficulty of overcoming majorities of one lies in the manner in which the power is held. Sometimes overcoming such majorities means taking flight; sometimes it means destroying the environment in which the majority of one rules; sometimes it means taking away the powers that the majority of one holds.
The majority of one often works against the minority of many. Such power is the antithesis of democracy.
This is the kind of thing I'm trying to get at in my poem. Is there a synonym for this state of affairs, whether political or personal? I don't like dictatorship because it's too political and the subject matter of the poem is deeply personal.
Thanks again for taking a look at this,
WW
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