Comment on Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute WealthparentComments−rgrieselhuber4yAnd who gets to decide what inequality is and why?−endisneigh4yGood question - who should? Democratically decided upon I suppose?−tharne4yThat just sounds like a form of mob rule. That's why most democratic countries have some basic rights enshrined in a constitution rather than dependent on the will of the voters.−rgrieselhuber4yAnd where do the people get their information to decide?−endisneigh4ySame way people get their information to decide now for anything democratically decided upon?−rgrieselhuber4yTherein lies the problem, because in order to coopt the democratic process, all you need to do is control the flow of information and the narrative.To wit: https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own...−endisneigh4yI'm not sure what your point is - are you against democracy?−rgrieselhuber4yI like the idea of it but recognize that it is easily subverted.The Republic model (not the one described by Plato) is the best solution we’ve found to date to deal with these flaws.
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And who gets to decide what inequality is and why?
Good question - who should? Democratically decided upon I suppose?
That just sounds like a form of mob rule. That's why most democratic countries have some basic rights enshrined in a constitution rather than dependent on the will of the voters.
And where do the people get their information to decide?
Same way people get their information to decide now for anything democratically decided upon?
Therein lies the problem, because in order to coopt the democratic process, all you need to do is control the flow of information and the narrative.
To wit: https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own...
I'm not sure what your point is - are you against democracy?
I like the idea of it but recognize that it is easily subverted.
The Republic model (not the one described by Plato) is the best solution we’ve found to date to deal with these flaws.