> It's very deliberately built in to the American political system that the will of the half-plus-one majority does not dictate the direction of the whole country.
The problem that we have is the reverse - a half-minus-one minority can (and occasionally does) dictate the direction of the whole country. Tyranny of the majority is bad, but tyranny of the minority is even worse.
What are some recent examples of minority-backed policies that are controlling the whole country? Things like Dobbs v. Jackson merely moved controversial questions back to the states, which is clearly not at all something that affects the whole country. In what ways are the minority tyrannizing the majority?
The problem that we have is the reverse - a half-minus-one minority can (and occasionally does) dictate the direction of the whole country. Tyranny of the majority is bad, but tyranny of the minority is even worse.