2021-08-17 18:00:58
Lots of hand-wringing over democracy these days. Democracy is only an enlarged version of the jury system, or judgement by one's peers. If you want to know why the bugman says you can't be allowed wrongthink, consider the supreme difficulties just in the humble jury system.
The jury's business is to judge important matters, yes. But not that complex—not how an economy should be run, foreign policy toward billions of other people, etc. Still, something as simple as a divorce trial requires an elaborate system of rules.
First, the jury can't be trusted. It needs an expert to preside over its decision, and in the event it makes a mistake, he can veto it, or judge that the question be posed again to another jury. It's basically an advisory body. This judge must determine what facts can be presented to the jury, under what conditions, in what manner. Any fact that may "bias" it must be excluded. If such a fact does slip through, the jury must be replaced and the whole process started anew. Even a relatively simple question of "yes" or "no" on some matter often calls for expert testimony. The jury has no say in what expertise is brought before it. It can't pose questions, and can't be addressed directly by any party except the judge and the advocates.
This system has been refined over thousands of years and the difficulties remain nearly insurmountable. Now, multiply the complexity, vagueness, and difficulty of the question, and especially the stakes, by several orders of magnitude.
You have a modern election.
Every 4 years.
If this is our scenario—if the question is that hard, means that much, with the one(s) deciding it so absurdly not up to the task—does it not make sense why the bug soul quails in fear at the idea you might read something scary and mean?
Well.
So much for democracy.
Read something mean.
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