(March 4, 2022 at 12:59 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Fuedalism is, in practice, a group of certified experts [at winning wars] making decisions for their local community - for example.
FTFY.
Quote:"Those with university degrees and proven experience" is a pipeline for wealthy children, and those wealthy children will keep it that way, you betcha.
True. And that's my main reservation. Both concerning Plato and with the OP's secondary "expert legislators" idea. In OP's case, I think they meant it as a counterbalance to all the "raw democracy" things they proposed.
In Plato's case, it's straight up "mistrust of the people." I disagree with Plato about democracy. He hates it. I think it's great. But (still) he has some criticisms that are worth paying attention to. And anyone who loves or lives in a democracy would do well to pay attention to its shortcomings. I see OP doing that to some extent, while promoting it in other ways. I kinda dig it, actually.
