The Indefensibility of Political Representation By Gerard N. Casey

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All government is predicated upon a distinction between rulers and ruled. Who should occupy the position of ruler and who the position of the ruled is a perennial problem. In the contemporary world, representative democracy is the only plausible contender for the role of justified government. Representation is a fig leaf that is insufficient to cover the naked and brutal fact.

 

It's bit of a long read and I'd like to recommend https://steemit.com/informationwar/@iw-curator/iw-curator-bias-and-prejudice-post-by-commonlaw as a companion piece. 


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