From: "Ryan N." <smed-AT-genevaonline.com>
Subject: Fw: Re:Democracy
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 11:55:54 -0600



-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan N. <smed-AT-genevaonline.com>
To: Ben B. <benrkb-AT-hotmail.com>
Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Re:Democracy


>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben B. <benrkb-AT-hotmail.com>
>To: anarchy-list-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
><anarchy-list-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
>Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 3:35 PM
>Subject: Re:Democracy
>
>
>>
>>>I've always thought lottery should be a key component in an anarchist
>>>society.  Not all jobs could be allocated this way, because of >special
>>training needed, but people meeting a certain threshold and
>>>demonstrating interest in something could all be put in the lottery
>>>for that job. It avoids that inevitable factionalism fostered by
>>>elections, and removes or reduces the advantage of the glib.
>>
>>I've never thought that in an anarchist society that anyone/method would
>>have the power to decide upon who recieves what job. Neither election
>>nor random selection should decide someones work and it would be
>>meaningless to say that one person had a single job when he might
>>participate in numerous other activities that his skills can contributed
>>.Jobs should be taken by whoever is doing the work and in that way
>>everyone would be able to contribute to their own ability.
>>
>>Ben
>>
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>On a nationwide scale, it's impossible to have all people vote, because
they
>are probabally going to be evenly divided on issues.  That's why you would
>have to have 'loteried' officials who have extemely short terms (<6-12
>months).  I don't think a lotery is appropriate decision in all cases.  You
>wouldn't have a plumber working as a doctor, but anyone would be expected
to
>be competent in office.  This way, people would feel like they are making a
>diference in government (they are) and be more concious of what is being
>done.  Removal from political education isn't going to save you from the
>ills of our current political system, it's only going to spawn dictators
who
>are willing to take advantage of that ignorance.
>
>