Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site spar.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!spar!baba From: baba@spar.UUCP (Baba ROM DOS) Newsgroups: net.politics.theory Subject: Re: Explorations of "social-interest": Democracy-bashing:Re to JoSH Message-ID: <361@spar.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 02:19:11 EDT Article-I.D.: spar.361 Posted: Wed Jun 26 02:19:11 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 08:06:56 EDT References: <298@spar.UUCP> <2380037@acf4.UUCP> <657@whuxl.UUCP> <2325@topaz.ARPA> <662@whuxl.UUCP> Organization: Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, CA Lines: 26 > > I feel that the good of society as a whole > > lies in the system of morals which defines the interactions through > > which individuals can seek their *own* self-interests without ruining > > the prospects of others from doing likewise.... > > > > ...It is clear that a democracy fails this test. The individuals > > in a society will always act in their own self-interests; even > > if voting were a theoretically perfect collective decision-making > > process (no such process is possible), the result would then > > merely reflect the self-interests of all the people voting > > (in reality, it reflects the self-interests of the more powerful > > groups). > > > > --JoSH > > The abhorrence to democracy of most Libertarians is made explicit here by > JoSH. > > tim sevener whuxl!orb No, Tim, it is only *JoSH's* abhorrence of democracy that is explicit here. Implicit is the notion that contempt for democracy is not incompatible with contempt for government in general - hardly surprising. But it is wrong to tar "most" libertarians with JoSH's brush. I hope. Baba