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@ Marakesh 𓅦
2025-04-26 16:45:04
> And that is what I took away from the book - we aren’t headed to a world without rulers, that’s just not on the horizon for any of us alive today.
I happened to read a passage of Scripture yesterday that drove this home to me:
> So Moses appealed to the Lord, “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all, appoint a man over the community who will go out before them and come back in before them, and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.” (Numbers 27:15-17)
Humans are like sheep, herd animals. They will always have leaders. The best we can hope for are good and fair leaders. I believe anyone who is your leader should be chosen by you, not imposed upon you. Democracy imposes it's will on the 49% (and actually more when you look at the % of who actually votes) who didn't choose that leader or policy or whatever. Governance should be voluntary, as I see it. You could live under the rule of a king for all I care, as long as you choose that king, and can cease to be his subject if you wish. The moment some system of government or some ruler is imposed on you, you are no longer free, despite what the official (patriotic) propaganda tells you.
I've been meaning to read this book, so thanks for the reminder and endorsement.