Frank Reichert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> prodded: >One of the things that stand out, at least for me, is the >absolute disaster of allowing a mob to decide such things for >individuals participating, or trying to do so, on an even playing >field. Usually at least, that is defined by Democracy. >Democracy has always been a total disaster. Democracy always >leads to totalitarianism, and that is especially true today, just >as it has been through all of the discourse of recorded history.
>Whenever Democracy becomes the deciding force on the manner in >which ultimate decisions are made, it becomes totalitarian, and >individuals as self-governors over their own affairs take the >back seat to the mob's decision over individual's own right to >exist as they choose to exist, and usurping that basic right and >authority. >That is the saddest commentary of our time. We may never under >any political environment in America today, ever recapture these >basic rights to govern ourselves. We lost most of that during >the last century, and I seen absolutely no progress at all in >recapturing that idea in the 21st Century. >Maybe this might be a great subject for starting another thread, >concerning mob rule, or Democracy, and how that ultimately leads >to the loss of individual freedom and personal choice. Sure. Inasmuch as we are governed by persons, not machines, it seems that all decisions regarding government action must be made by persons. You can have all the rules you want, but human beings must implement them, and because the rules can never translate unambiguously to decisions in all cases, the humans implementing those rules will always have the privilege and burden of discretion. So how is it to be decided who those persons will be? Do you see any BETTER choice than some form of democracy (literally, "rule by the district")? In Your Sly Tribe, Robert _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
