Is the majority of people always right?

[Anonymous]

For example, if your viewpoint happens to clashes with most people's opinions on the site on a particular subject, does this mean you're wrong, or weird?

[JamesDiaz11]

No, you could be the only person who thinks something, everyone disagrees with you, and you could be right. Democracy doesn't make better decisions than any other form of government, because people are easily convinced, and once that reaches a critical mass "everyone believes that thing."

[Guy13]

No that is not the case and often the "Position" is a minority driven or Elite run opinion.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

No. The majority of the time, the majority of people are wrong.

Just look around the world and see. The proof is in the pudding.

[Anonymous]

Hardly ever. Gag is a perfect example of how most people are wrong.

[joeldalton]

Nope. The majority of people at one point felt it was ok to own other people.