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Sortition is one of those idea that when I was a young man I thought was dumb, but the older I get the more I realize elections end up with someone stupid or co
by notch898a 4y ago
Sortition is one of those idea that when I was a young man I thought was dumb, but the older I get the more I realize elections end up with someone stupid or corrupt anyway so we me as well get a random sample of the populace to round things out.
Sadly the two party elected system is probably one of those things that is difficult to impossible to break out of, as the parties will never vote to suicide themselves.
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoIt's actually pretty easy to break out of, historically two party democracies aren't very common. Just need a war or revolution. Now breaking it out of it without majorly messing up things for a lot of the populace, that's a little harder, but once things are already pretty awful for 98% of people a revolution starts being more realistic
- hunter-gatherer 4y agoSortition was one of those things I also thought was dumb until I worked in Federal Government and was "graced" on a few occassions by elected and designated officials. I soon realized that any random person could mostly do just as well, if not better.
- naasking 4y ago> Sortition is one of those idea that when I was a young man I thought was dumb, Yes, sortition sounds dumb until you learn that those who seek positions of power are the last ones you want to get them.
- goatlover 4y agoTo paraphrase Frank Herbert, it's not that power corrupts, but rather that the corruptible seek power. This is also a problem with revolutionary movements. Who gets to be in charge if you win? Odds are someone who ends up using the revolution to get power.