RE: What will reform political philosophy?
May 18, 2013 at 11:16 pm
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2013 at 11:21 pm by cratehorus.)
(May 14, 2013 at 12:14 am)Rhythm Wrote: In our lifetimes, no, probably not - I mean there's no ruling it out entirely, I've got another 50 left in me at the least - but I don't expect it. One way to ensure that it's never a reality for anyone, ourselves or our children or our children's children is to suggest and maintain that it isn't worth adding in for consideration just because we think it might be difficult to accomplish. Or if we show a preference or deference to fascism over it.....fuck...
it's unrealistic and borderline childish....i mean "technocracy" the name even sounds stupid there's no coherent doctrine or manifesto just basically let machines and robots do everything, if it were a true legitimate philosophy........... there would be plenty of religous fantics crying that it's the devils work, and plenty of matrix conspiracy theorists denouncing it, along with "totalitarian" novels written by dumb assholes exagerrating any possible wrong.... there are alot of things needed to be worked out before we start considering technocracy a legitimate politcal philosophy....like abolishing fascism something alot of people don't want too do.... and working out/defining hybrid theories like anarcho-capitalism and marxist-leninism
(May 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm)apophenia Wrote:
A technocracy is just one form that an oligarchy could take, and that was left off the table.
wha?
(May 17, 2013 at 11:43 pm)dazzn Wrote: These are changes in political culture/social norms, but not philosophy as such.
By political philosophy, I mean points such whether we should strive for equal opportunities or equal outcomes, or allow all to vote. These are points that generally reduce to common answers, and this has been the same for decades.
felons aren't allowed to vote.... immigrants as welll..... no equal oppurtunities for women and the handicapped...... there are mutiple countries still stating that people of different religous backrgrounds shouldn't be allowed equal rights like in saudi arabia........ and then of course there is gay rights in africa which has permitted mass executions..... where on earth have these "ideals" been agreed upon for decades???... fiji maybe???
