http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/can-peoples-democracy-work/ Tim King on French politics Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/can-peoples-democracy-work/#comment-18 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:56:25 +0000 http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/blog/franceprofonde/can-peoples-democracy-work/#comment-18 The whole idea of decisions by a selection from 'The People' has to be admired, but it places a heavy load on those selected and on those who have the responsibility of educating them to make a valid decison. The presence of those who have already made up their minds is not acceptable, but how they can be eliminated 'fairly' begs a lot of questions. The alternative of rule-by-experts is not infallible, as was shown by the recent catastrophic test of a new monoclonal antibody which resulted in near-death experiences for several of the volunteer guinea-pigs; clearly, to all who understood what was going on in the field, these experts didn't do their job properly, assuming that they really were experts. The whole idea of decisions by a selection from ‘The People’ has to be admired, but it places a heavy load on those selected and on those who have the responsibility of educating them to make a valid decison. The presence of those who have already made up their minds is not acceptable, but how they can be eliminated ‘fairly’ begs a lot of questions.
The alternative of rule-by-experts is not infallible, as was shown by the recent catastrophic test of a new monoclonal antibody which resulted in near-death experiences for several of the volunteer guinea-pigs; clearly, to all who understood what was going on in the field, these experts didn’t do their job properly, assuming that they really were experts.

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