--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > Perhaps, this is the reason why MMY is taking his time to > > set up the Global Country so that the government will survive > > after he dies. According to vedic literature, the vedic system > > of government is the best one among all the systems of government. > > Specifically, the vedic system should be able to select the best > > leaders who are supposed to be the most enlightened, as opposed > > to the system of government which elects those who are less > > developed in their level of consciousness. > > In other words, it's an appeal to elitism. > > "I'm more fit to lead because I'm more ______." (fill in > the blank with the claimed criterion here).
Actually, electoral politics generally is composed entirely of appeals to elitism, whether it be elitism of level of consciousness, of experience in government or foreign policy, of community involvement, of achievement in the military, of religiosity, of trustworthiness, of which candidate you'd prefer to have a beer with, even of appearance...you name it. The real issue is not whether the appeal is to elitism, because they all are; the real issue is *which* elitism is likely to be the most relevant in the selection of an effective leader.
