User:Jdz/Fnord

= Fnord =

It's clear that Western Civilization is not making progress in some key areas as fast as might be hoped. If we genuinely wish for advancement, we have no choice but to re-evaluate some fundamental assumptions.

Democracy
One may accept that an idiot has the same say as a genius. But that two idiots should have more say than one genius? How can one embrace this without some cognitive dissonance?

Equality
Put two people on an island and one will find a way to project superiority over the other. Ranking is a basic human instinct; do we really want to waste energy insisting that everyone have access to exactly the same resources at all times? To alleviate the suffering of the poor is noble enough; to eradicate the difference between the most and least capable is a fool's errand.