I'm sure you're quite the altruist,
but most people vote according to what they personally have to gain or lose. And if you don't even know any gay/black/disabled people, how can you represent them anyway? The advantage of having someone whose job it is to represent a diverse community is that he has to know the needs of everyone, at least in the form of statistics. Social progress is always driven by minorities punching above their weight. MPs don't just pull their policies out of their anecdotal asses, they form select committees and commission reports and all sorts of things Joe Blogs doesn't have to do when he votes.
There's also a great deal of psychology involved. Not least the myriad of cognitive biases.
I know, it seems "a bit off" to deny that "true" democracy is really desirable. But I'm certain the reality would be more like a nightmare than the dream.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 12 Feb 2013, 18:58,
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I'm no altruist, I'm a selfish git.
However, in a pool of some 17 million people, my single vote wouldn't account for much, unless it was supported by a lot of people, which, as I see it it, is the very definition of democracy.
However, you do make fair point. I'll need a think about how to make a democracy work.
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Tusk knows where you live, Tue 12 Feb 2013, 19:22,
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