In governance, sortition (also known as allotment or demarchy) selects political officials as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates.[1] The logic behind the sortition process originates from the idea that “power corrupts.” For that reason, when the time came to choose individuals to be assigned to empowering positions, the ancient Athenians resorted to choosing by lot. In ancient Athenian democracy, sortition was therefore the traditional and primary method for appointing political officials, and its use was regarded as a principal characteristic of true democracy.[2]
Today, sortition is commonly used to select prospective jurors in common law-based legal systems and is sometimes used in forming citizen groups with political advisory power (citizens' juries or citizens' assemblies).[3]"
When i saw this, i instantly thought of Holla Forums's "meme magic" and "digits" system.
Are we, unconsciously, using "true" Democratical means to cause an un-Democratic rebellion to push an un-Democratic system? Is KEK in reality the true master of Meritocracy? Have we created the perfect means of revolution?
TFW you will never be a citizen of Ancient Athens.
Jayden James
Democracy is a inherit individualist and therefore humanist and therefore judaist tool of subversion.
Its true that athenean democracy was more like a syndicalist patriarchy but if you ever think that shit will ever work outside of an island bigger then the northern tip of New Zealand you are badly mistaking.
Nolan Jackson
When did i even imply i supported Democracy as a political system?
Bentley Ramirez
sortition is the only way democracy can work
otherwise it's oligarchy like now
and the impetus for making sure people aren't retarded and valuing the role of 'citizen' is that of making it so no matter who they are, that stupid person could eventually be deciding your fate personally.
Logan Carter
What you call democracy today has nothing to do with the most ideologically pure system ever created.
The Greeks knew that leadership by one man would create suck ups and schmoozers by default. So they simply picked people at random to lead for a very short term. Since every man had his own area of expertise, that aspect of society could be most improved during his term.
You'll find that the Greeks love random chaos even today.
I've heard stories where a mental hospital was placed near an elementary school by a (((civil planner))) and the mental patients would look at the kids all the time. The parents didn't like this, so the solution they came up with was to weld the doors shut and spray paint the windows black on the side facing the school.
What a crazy place.
Colton Jenkins
What I find ironic is that Rome's greatest accomplishments were after the Republic and Democracy died. Athenian Democracy makes a lot more sense than ours too.
Evan Ortiz
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William Smith
If we get corrupt mods it all falls apart. We need a leader(s) to trust, who believe in the people and serve their life FOR the people.
Being a leaderless, formless body is only advantageous as an anonymous online collective. In meatspace armies need commanders, and the advantages of being able to follow one man as the physical embodiment of a movement far outweighs the disadvantages of our enemies not arguing in good faith, especially when the time for arguments draws to a close. (51fda8)
Ethan Garcia
The greatest achievements of The Roman Empire happened when it was basically a dictatorship.
The Greeks had somewhat pure Democracy but limited suffrage unlike today where we have universal suffrage but limited Democracy.
