So who decides on who are to be the elite ones?
Everyone with a phd? But I know a few really stupid professors...
Why do you think such an "arrangement" could be
worked out, but democracy cannot be made effective?
You watched/read too much sci-fi, they seem to come
up forever with wierd aristocratic hierarchies, like
if in a well functioning future the social relations must
relapse into some sort of medieval setup. I see no
reason for this.
The trend must be towards real democracy, now that we
have enough experience about all the possible hindrances so far.
You have contempt for Joe Sixpack, but he/she is as intelligent
as you are, if allowed to be. We should use our collective
creativity without categorising and exploiting the majority.
You are definitely into this "deceiving the thick masses
by the clever and good hearted elite" idea. Don't be so
sure it works forever.
Eva
> >So who decides who takes the role of the gamekeeper and
> >the role of animals?
>
> This is really an interesting problem and I have been thinking about it for
> years. I haven't found anyone willing to discuss it calmly because most
> people become hysterical at the very thought. Here is a very short outline
> of my present thinking:
>
> The problem is how to construct a global political "system" that can remain
> virtuous to its stated goals?
>
> My first cut at the problem is to separate what might work from what would
> be politically acceptable to Joe Sixpack. In other words, I assume there
> would be "internal" politics and an "external" politics. (We probably have
> this kind of system now with Ivy League elites pulling the levers in the
> back room.)
>
> My next cut is to divide the new "internal" system into two more parts:
> "administration" and "policy making".
>
> Policy-making would be done by an elite group of scientists and religious
> and cultural leaders. Administration would be done by computers.
>
> Obviously, working all this stuff out would take an enormous amount of
> effort. I haven't taken the time because I haven't seen any willingness to
> junk the present system.
>
> Jay
>
>
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