Sam I'm an atheist and an authoritarian- I think people simply are drawn to anarchism and communism because they are utopian. That is great, but they are utopian because they ignore the flaws of people! It drives me nuts people don't think about that.
Anarcho-syndicalism is an interesting and concievable idea, but it tends to fall apart in practice- why would workers fire themselves? It is the equivalent of making each employe a shareholder- it doesn't work well in industries that are very unstable. In ones that have a consistant future it will work fine.
As for the stupidity of the American public... it only is 30% that is really fargone. It wouldn't be a problem... except that they can convince alot of the rest of the population with adds and the like.
Obviously expertise is something you need in rulers- broad based competance at the least, with specialists taking up other position (generally cabinent). You shouldn't have them as a "class"- just unsure that education is deep and common enough and that they get experience in previous government positions. They also tend to show their true colors, so it gives you an idea into their sanity.
Unless you are talking about what the Turks do, where if the government gets to crazy the military takes over for a few weeks. They have done that about five times- it is a tradition know, with the military steeping down soon after and the next government knowing what not to do. It is the reason that Turkey is as secular as it is (just barely).
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 9/10/08 11:22 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)I'm an atheist and an authoritarian- I think people simply are drawn to anarchism and communism because they are utopian. That is great, but they are utopian because they ignore the flaws of people! It drives me nuts people don't think about that.
Anarcho-syndicalism is an interesting and concievable idea, but it tends to fall apart in practice- why would workers fire themselves? It is the equivalent of making each employe a shareholder- it doesn't work well in industries that are very unstable. In ones that have a consistant future it will work fine.
As for the stupidity of the American public... it only is 30% that is really fargone. It wouldn't be a problem... except that they can convince alot of the rest of the population with adds and the like.
Obviously expertise is something you need in rulers- broad based competance at the least, with specialists taking up other position (generally cabinent). You shouldn't have them as a "class"- just unsure that education is deep and common enough and that they get experience in previous government positions. They also tend to show their true colors, so it gives you an idea into their sanity.
Unless you are talking about what the Turks do, where if the government gets to crazy the military takes over for a few weeks. They have done that about five times- it is a tradition know, with the military steeping down soon after and the next government knowing what not to do. It is the reason that Turkey is as secular as it is (just barely).