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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You have to put someone in charge of distributing the goods and services, set laws to make interactions between parties fair, and divy up resources, and remove/rehabilitate criminals, and that inherently creates a power imbalance. How do you suggest we keep the leaders beholden to the governed in this system so they dont abuse this power?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You groom them from children. This is an unpopular opinion, but it's the best solution I could think of. Shamans have done the same in tribes. Some children show empathetic and leadership skills, stading behind the weak and sharing things equaly among siblings and other children. You pick those and groom them from children to take on the burden to be leaders. Yes, this is not fair, they'll never grow up to choose what they want to be, but so are so many things in life. Sacrifices have to be made for the greater good... and so many far worse things have happened in human history.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Under that system, all leadership would be exclusive and homogeneous, as they would all be a part of some select leadership class, not unlike the nobility class of europe. Picking people from childhood and grooming them to be leaders is no guarantee that they will be good leaders. What do we do if someone is a bad leader in this sytem?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You resign them from their positions because those leaders will not be the only ones in the country/world, more like a part of a council.

I have thought about this as well... this is the best I could come up with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Who chooses when and why a leader will be removed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The council, the rest of the people in it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That concerns me because that creates a conflict of interest if the only people who can invite or remove people from the council are other members of said council. We see in the real world that breeds nepotism and corruption and makes non-violent policy change nearly impossible. Wouldn't it be better to allow the people to choose council members and remove them by vote when necessary?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I see your point of view. May be better like that... or a combo of votes maybe (the people and the council).