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Alright, so here we are going to talk about pluralism and interest groups.
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So first we need to start with defining what is pluralism.
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And pluralism is the idea that democratic politics consists of various interest groups working against each other, balancing one another out so that common good is achieved.
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So now we're going to talk about the pros and cons.
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So pros, competing interest groups are necessary to the good of the government because they not only give people means of contributing to the democratic process, but also prevent any one minority from imposing its will on the majority.
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So citizens have a voice.
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Minority, pose, will, minority.
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And in general, these sorts of environments promoting pluralism tend to be more accepting and tolerant and understanding towards differences that others may find difficult to accept.
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So they're like less prejudiced.
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So now let's talk about some cons.
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Critics of pluralism will make claims such as there's no such thing as a common good because there are so many conflicting interests in society.
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Common good for someone will not be the same common good for someone else.
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So what's good for one person is often bad for others...