LINK Brett Hennig: What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? | TED Talk
I like this idea.
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We can do that in hospitals too.. . Before surgery for example... yours.
GipsyOfNewSpain
Level 9
June 14, 2018
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You're comparing a doctors surgical skills with those of a con man.....
@zblaze Why not? How many surgeons ever became Presidents?
The system is controlled by the ruling class, in such a way as to attract a certain kind of person - the careerist, the unprincipled lobbyist. Those without compassion or class consciousness.
Ellatynemouth
Level 8
June 13, 2018
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A naive and silly proposal. Politics is a SKILL SET. Any doofus off the street can't do it. Which is why the current wave of Republican idiots is doing so much harm.
Atheopagan
Level 6
June 13, 2018
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Same skill set as being a lawyer?
@zblaze Overlapping. Lawyers understand the legal and administrative processes, and legal training helps when writing law. But political skills are a different set of skills: the ability to build consensus, to recruit allies, to organize support, to frame things for the media, etc.
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