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Lots to criticize here about the difference between theory and practice. But even in theory, he's still advocating democracy right, like a leader is randomly s
by version_five 3y ago
Lots to criticize here about the difference between theory and practice.
But even in theory, he's still advocating democracy right, like a leader is randomly selected (we take it in turn to act as a sort of executive officer of the week) but the randomly selected leader is still enacting the will of the population (each decision of that officer must be ratified by a simple majority...)
So isn't it just transfering the problem from presidential elections etc to plebiscites? Or is he advocating we randomly select a dictator? And who actually makes policy proposals and how does that process become less partisan? I don't think this is a viable solution to anything.
Liberal democracy is about being able to turf the incumbents, the rest is just people jockeying for a system that would short term favor their preferences.
- lapcat 3y ago> So isn't it just transfering the problem from presidential elections etc to plebiscites? Or is he advocating we randomly select a dictator? And who actually makes policy proposals and how does that process become less partisan? I think you're overlooking the part where the members of the legislature are also randomly selected? The structure of the government wouldn't necessarily have to change. The change would be in the selection mechanism: elections vs. sortition.