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Re: Abandoned South Dakota Town on Sale for $250k

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post #74

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Now you're implicitly allotting power to those with the charisma and reach to sway others while simultaneously introducing all the problems of the tyranny of the majority. In your efforts to try to fix bugs, you are re-introducing older bugs. Have you considered that a rewrite from scratch may not be ideal here, given how hard it is to get a functioning system?

Explain what makes democracy incompatible with communism. Also, note that the tyranny of the majority only applies if and when force is applied. Being in a minority is not necessarily problematic.

Democracy implies there is a leading class.

Re: Abandoned South Dakota Town on Sale for $250k

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post #87

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> The power of the "influencers" depends on the education level of the general population, does it not? No. It does not.

> "No. It does not." If the population has been taught critical thinking and given plenty of chance to practice this in their formal education, then I don't see how it can't mitigate against the damage that "influencers" could do.

Then you have honestly not paid attention in the world today.

Re: Abandoned South Dakota Town on Sale for $250k

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post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Explain what makes democracy incompatible with communism. Also, note that the tyranny of the majority only applies if and when force is applied. Being in a minority is not necessarily problematic.

Democracy implies there is a leading class.

How so? Perhaps you're thinking of a representative democracy. I'm referring to direct democracy.

Re: Abandoned South Dakota Town on Sale for $250k

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post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "No. It does not." If the population has been taught critical thinking and given plenty of chance to practice this in their formal education, then I don't see how it can't mitigate against the damage that "influencers" could do.

Then you have honestly not paid attention in the world today.

Do you believe teaching critical thinking in schools is worthwhile?

To be clear on what critical thinking is and can do:

http://youtu.be/6OLPL5p0fMg

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