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> From: Hagbard Celine <hagbard@ix.netcom.com>
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: Free Speech vs big money spin
> Date: Sunday, June 22, 1997 5:50 PM
>
> Mark Grant wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 21 Jun 1997, Abraham Moses Genen wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible that rather than reject democracy as a system we can
> > > learn to adapt the prevailing system to provide for full
participation?
> >
> > The problems with dumbocracy are fundamental, and cannot be corrected;
> > the basic idea is that a small group of badly informed people hundreds
or
> > thousands of miles away are better qualified to judge situations than
> > those who are directly involved. All that 'full participation' will do
is
> > to give this judgement power to millions of badly informed people
rather
> > than hundreds. Personally I think that's much worse.
>
>
> So then the problems with dumbocracy can be corrected. Keep all people
> well-informed.
>
> --
> Hagbard Celine
>
> Not a clerk of the nostalgia of the declining ruling class.
Dear Hagbard and other fellow Extropians,
Full participation should mean more than being fully informed.
It should mean being fully educated in reasoning and developing the
understanding required to make careful, critical, value judgements based on
highly developed knowledge, skills and abilities.
Ultimately, dear Hagbard, we should all be part of the ruling class.
A.M. Genen
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> From: =
Hagbard Celine <hagbard@ix.netcom.com>
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: Free Speech vs big money =
spin
> Date: Sunday, June 22, 1997 5:50 PM
>
> Mark =
Grant wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 21 Jun 1997, Abraham =
Moses Genen wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible that =
rather than reject democracy as a system we can
> > > learn =
to adapt the prevailing system to provide for full =
participation?
> >
> > The problems with dumbocracy =
are fundamental, and cannot be corrected;
> > the basic idea is =
that a small group of badly informed people hundreds or
> > =
thousands of miles away are better qualified to judge situations =
than
> > those who are directly involved. All that 'full =
participation' will do is
> > to give this judgement power to =
millions of badly informed people rather
> > than hundreds. =
Personally I think that's much worse.
>
>
> So then =
the problems with dumbocracy can be corrected. Keep all people
> =
well-informed.
>
> --
> Hagbard Celine
> =
> Not a clerk of the nostalgia of the declining ruling =
class.
Dear Hagbard and other fellow Extropians,
Full =
participation should mean more than being fully informed.
It should =
mean being fully educated in reasoning and developing the understanding =
required to make careful, critical, value judgements based on highly =
developed knowledge, skills and abilities.
Ultimately, dear =
Hagbard, we should all be part of the ruling class.
A.M. Genen =