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We all know and should know of the Criticism that the present
and Mass system representation gets;The ancient Greeks
talked of selecting politicians by RANDOM SELECTION;but
they werent as "advanced" as us(!). As now(and rejecting the
insane and criminals),do you think that our fast and reliable
computors could help choose an ordinary,non expert to be
a so-called high flying and so-called moral POLITICIAN.
I do think it could work,for nearly all of us have to not only live
within the laws here but also have to manage a budget.
So, how about it; women,disabled people, orange persons
and saintly heroins all; Could it work? Would we all be more
likely to back and even die for a country and government,who,
like us try their best to be reasonable,peaceable and moderate,(like john and jane Doe at the supermarket!).

2007-06-24 08:21:08 · 1 answers · asked by peter m 6 in Politics & Government Civic Participation

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I've read a fair bit of political philosophy and I can't remember anything about random selection of politicians in the Greek system. Can you provide a reference?

If there was such a thing you need to remember that the ancient Greek definition of citizenship was much, much different that ours. Only men who met certain criteria like owning property and having some respect of their peers were citizens.

2007-06-24 13:09:41 · answer #1 · answered by katydid13 3 · 1 0

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