I agree that is the inherent evil in democracy of a large collective. Worse evils occur when that is expressed towards the outside.
I see the problem as a true consensus. Almost all the time Majority Rule Minority Right is not upheld. The minority do not accept the conditions and work to sabotage the "rules". With a consensus form of "government" (used successfully in at least one Native American group -don't recall which, at least until the time of guns and roses U.S. Imperialism) . This form requires no action to be taken until all members agreed. Reluctant members agreed to go along for the good of the community, was recognized and respected for their positions. This became community pride where each individual contributed AND prevented the Majority from abuses AND Minority sabotage. This principle can be seen today in most workplaces. Regardless of the rules, regulations or law if the workers (or bosses) do not believe (whatever) there is destined a certain amount of failure. Where there IS agreement anything can/is accomplished. The value of a democracy for those that seek power is that no one is accountable. The ebb and flow of politics makes some feel good for a while and others upset for awhile, with never a change in the power structure. The ancient Chinese believed that the best ruler (emperor) was the one that the common people did not even know the name of. Ed Kasper, LAc, sunny Santa Cruz, CA -----Original Message----- From: Jack Dayton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Re: Seasilver Bust. The Regulation of Products Generally Ode Coyote 6/20/03 4:06 AM > That's the tyranny of the masses aka democracy, and social engineering > at work. ********************* A pure democracy could be the worst form of tyranny. What, you don't agree? Consider this example. We live in a small town of 100 people,all adults, 55 are male and 45 are female. Now what do you think would result? Equity? Not likely. Jack --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 6/5/2003 -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
