Democracy as we know it, is not the only form of representation
Thousands of years ago, Athenians selected a majority of their representatives by sortition i.e random selection
In the latest podcast, @NGruen1 talks more about this alternate form of representation in Democracy https://t.co/NsSnBCpqGK pic.twitter.com/OqOR5vjv2P
— Infinite Loops 🎙 (@InfiniteL88ps) December 27, 2021
Hi All. Just to let you know of a podcast I did with Jim O’Shaugnessey’s program “Infinite loops”. You can download it from this link. I’ve also done another one with Bernard Keane (who was an excellent discussant). I’ll also post it when it’s released in the New Year.
You can download a transcript from this link (pdf).
And I’ve just been sent the unedited video
Sortition ?
Where is the accountability, please ? The sortitioned make a mess, they just walk away since they won’t be sortitioned again anyway.
And who chooses those who choose the allowable parameters for inclusion in the sortition lottery ?
Since such sortitioned people will have no detailed knowledge of most situations, bureaucrats and advisers hold sway. This is why the left prefer sortition to participation by choice. None of that messy campaigning, with the hoi polloi asking impertinent questions and demanding policy details.
Corruption occurs with any system – it is an unavoidable outcome of power.
ng has taken to censoring comment he doesn’t like.
Surprise !!
I’d taken a bet with a colleague as to how many “contrary” comments, irrespective of accuracy, before ng would blow.
I lost because I’d anticipated a lesser number by about 10%.
One cannot expect the left to debate in public – it can be so demeaning for them.