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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 20:16:25 +0000 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 28 Message-ID: <vj2aep$381or$19@dont-email.me> References: <vhigot$1uakf$1@dont-email.me> <lqqeduFo61aU3@mid.individual.net> <vRWdna-Hi8nZv9X6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <vianoa$na9e$3@dont-email.me> <5cKdndZFvPPeD9T6nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@earthlink.com> <lque62Fdis3U1@mid.individual.net> <9PucnWdylb1dAtf6nZ2dnZfqn_SdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <lqvr3uFkditU1@mid.individual.net> <8QSdnSVUsd2Rt9H6nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@earthlink.com> <lr42lnFarjpU1@mid.individual.net> <rXudnavJVIaWDdP6nZ2dnZfqnPcAAAAA@earthlink.com> <lr94asF4s3vU6@mid.individual.net> <0GCdnfw-dKqg38z6nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <ce2dea99-8e35-4a67-9989-fe07304bd3ca@example.net> <sqCdnbVALfeIC8_6nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@earthlink.com> <lrfo9lF73hpU1@mid.individual.net> <2fec47c1-8484-b9ee-ba1f-02d2431a30ed@example.net> <prO4P.19766$OuJ1.13755@fx16.iad> <d6b08a70-c82f-94be-c900-3815a5ff32be@example.net> <vj1joj$33eu5$8@dont-email.me> <a12316be-e5b5-2161-ce42-5c7d94ce415d@example.net> <vj24l6$381or$3@dont-email.me> <iM15P.18653$xPr6.5649@fx10.iad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 21:16:25 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d0a9fc17b6f8caea45cd793b92a18377"; logging-data="3409691"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+mgSYeYulttiOewKtzm7SHXWN68vR63Wg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:+J8SzmRElrmInq86Fy77aoVizMQ= In-Reply-To: <iM15P.18653$xPr6.5649@fx10.iad> Content-Language: en-GB Bytes: 2863 On 07/12/2024 19:57, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2024-12-07, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> We don't know the right answers, we have to experiment. And some >> experiments end in failure. Communism ended in failure. >> >> But why then are we so keen to reintroduce it? > > Because democracy is also ending in failure. > > There's probably a good essay someone could write around the concept > of the Final Vote. That's when a democratic society decides to vote > away their freedom and install a dictator. > The Iron law of Oligarchy. Democracy isn't failing so much as elected representatives dislike the insecurity and work to subvert it. -- "Corbyn talks about equality, justice, opportunity, health care, peace, community, compassion, investment, security, housing...." "What kind of person is not interested in those things?" "Jeremy Corbyn?"