The Psychology of Partisan Politics
Mar 10, 2013Are you a tax-raising, soy latte-drinking, Prius-driving, New York Times-reading, Daily Show-watching, corporation-hating liberal?
Do we have too much democratic politics in this country? This isn't one of those debates about whether the will of the masses needs to be constrained by elite or technocratic pressures. Rather, what are the consequences of living in a society in which your every action has a political connotation?
A new article by philosopher Robert Talisse inAeon Magazine他认为,在上述意义上,存在着民主过度的问题。事实上,塔利斯提出了一个聪明的例子来说明民主是一种不应该过于直接或激进地追求的价值。
Take a look:https://aeon.co/ideas/democracy-is-like-fun-you-cant-set-your-mind-to-having-it
Are you a tax-raising, soy latte-drinking, Prius-driving, New York Times-reading, Daily Show-watching, corporation-hating liberal?
美国以自己是世界上最古老的民主国家而自豪。但是对美国体制的批评是普遍的。
Our founding fathers believed that a free press would serve democracy by promoting unfettered political debate and expose the actions o...
The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the globe.
Americans value democracy, and expect others to value it. But is it a universal value? Does God, or rationality, or something very basi...
Democratic systems of government are supposed to reflect the interests of ordinary citizens, and not some shadowy political elite.
Liberal democracy has its problems, including the fact that in trying to build consensus, it often ends up oppressing minorities or those who dissent.
约翰·杜威被一些人认为是美国哲学家。在20世纪上半叶,他是最著名的……
Jürgen哈贝马斯被认为是欧洲最后的伟大的公共知识分子之一,也是民主哲学的主要贡献者。
Are you a tax-raising, soy latte-drinking, Prius-driving, New York Times-reading, Daily Show-watching, corporation-hating liberal?
美国以自己是世界上最古老的民主国家而自豪。但是对美国体制的批评是普遍的。
Our founding fathers believed that a free press would serve democracy by promoting unfettered political debate and expose the actions o...
The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the globe.
Americans value democracy, and expect others to value it. But is it a universal value? Does God, or rationality, or something very basi...
Democratic systems of government are supposed to reflect the interests of ordinary citizens, and not some shadowy political elite.
Liberal democracy has its problems, including the fact that in trying to build consensus, it often ends up oppressing minorities or those who dissent.
约翰·杜威被一些人认为是美国哲学家。在20世纪上半叶,他是最著名的……
Jürgen哈贝马斯被认为是欧洲最后的伟大的公共知识分子之一,也是民主哲学的主要贡献者。
Comments(3)
Harold G. Neuman
Friday, November 10, 2017 -- 10:43 AM
I was going to re-visit theI was going to re-visit the March, 2015 post that drew quite a lot of comment back then. I found no portal for additional comment, so figured I might do so here. All of John's concerns were valid, two years and what, eight months ago. At that time, many of us did not believe in what became the Trump phenomenon. Couldn't happen here. No way. No how. But alas, this is America. Now that we have what we have, perhaps an epiphany will emerge, and, if we are prudent, or lucky, or both, the Trump era will pass with minimal damage. As Ridley has written, it is better to be a rational optimist than an unfocused pessimist. Rough roads build character, what?
MJA
Monday, November 13, 2017 -- 8:36 AM
Hi Harold,Hi Harold,
我对民主的困惑是,通过选举别人来统治我们,我们并没有选择放弃和失去我们自己的自我控制。我们真的需要被治理吗?没有规则和统治者,你,我们,我,会陷入彻底的混乱吗?我想我不会。如果你认为政府会让我们免于完全的混乱,那么所有的战争,自我毁灭,包括我们自己星球的毁灭,核武器,以及任何规模的政府,包括民主,为你做了什么?我们是通过选择别人来拯救自己,还是因为相信自己会被拯救而选择了别人?
In gods and governments I have no faith.
Put that on a dollar bill!
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Harold G. Neuman
Monday, November 13, 2017 -- 12:14 PM
Well, Michael, I imagine you好吧,Michael,我想你已经读过我关于无政府状态的一些评论了(回复了一个或多个关于这个话题的PT帖子)。代议制民主的问题在于它不具有特别的代表性。我们注定要投票给那些表达的观点最接近我们认为政府应该是什么样子的人,我们希望他们会为我们的利益着想。有时这种作品。有时并不是这样。对没有政府的更大担忧在人类的各个时代都得到了恰当的证明。你和我可能不喜欢这种混乱的无政府状态。数百万人可能不会。问题就在这里:还有成千上万的人,他们的自由理念就是让我们这些和平主义者屈从于他们的心血来潮和绝对优势。更好的格言(这句话可能出自本·F.)是镌刻在可能是最早的美国硬币上的格言:管好你自己的事(如果你感兴趣的话,请记住这句话)。
最后,这就归结为是否适者生存。那些最适合的人需要枪,尽管意图是好的。我们都知道这是怎么回事,嗯?和平,HGN。