>I give my consent to be governed by people with whom I disagree, so long as >they are elected by legal democratic means.
>Nick Don't forget, Hitler was elected by Democratic means. Olin ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Arnett<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:36 AM Subject: Re: Science and Ideals. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:06 AM, John Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > You seem to be talking about an odd sort of consent. You will consent > to do any new thing that "the government" decides to tell you to do, as > long as it is not too many things. In case it is not clear, the examples > I listed are new rules. I see some confusion here about consent versus consensus. Democracy doesn't seek consent, other than the consent to be governed by democratic means; it seeks consensus or lacking that, majority. I give my consent to be governed by people with whom I disagree, so long as they are elected by legal democratic means. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l<http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
