--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > What MMY and the TMO holds up as a guide to the ideal form of > > > administration is The Ramayana, which recounts how Lord Rama > > > ruled at Ayodha for ~11,000 years some two million years ago. > > > > > > In other words, a fairytale. > > > > Figures. > > > > ************* > > Whether you regard the Ramayana as an authentic historical record or > as fiction, the point is that MMY endorses rulership from the level > of enlightenment, which is the only level that can behave fairly to > all the interests of society. People have embraced democracy because > good people are not available to be rulers, but this is only a > temporary phase in human history. When enlightened people are found > again on earth, the people will dump democracy's inefficiencies and > inherent unfairness (majority rule means that the majority will > always repress the minority) and live with kings again. >
This assumes that enlightenment exists, works as MMY claims, and that one (or someone --MMY?) can determine whether or not a "potential ruler" like King Tony is enlightened. Not to mention the assumption that one can insure that a succession of enlightened kings/dictators will occur for multiple generations. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
