Stringsinger, you said in part:

And as to the logical fallacy of the wishes of the majority, this is why the world is in economic meltdown today.

There are two (as far as I can see) views about the wishes of the majority. One is your "logical fallacy", the idea that the majority is right, or is likely to be right. "Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong," as they used to say.

The other is what I consider the soundest basis for democracy, and that is that the governed should get what they want in government, thus hopefully keeping the populace happy and making for peace all around. Since there won't be unanimity among the governed, the minority necessarily get overruled. This idea may be arguable, but it's not a fallacy.

Dave Oesterreich