Today the assembly proved once again why only those who are intellectually qualified should be allowed to rule. Allowing the masses to rule wastes time as the "President" (I use that term very lightly lest you be mistaken and think that he deserved that role) proved by bogging down the system with 2 more "reaffirmation" proposals...
-Government positions are to be chosen by lot (Passed 7-5-2)
-Generals to be elected by the assembly (Passed 11-2-1)
We already did both of those things! So congratulations Democrats on accomplishing so much for the good of Athens!
The "esteemed" Democrat follow in the very productive footsteps of his presidential ally by presenting yet another reaffirmation proposal...
-Assembly makes all the decisions and laws (Passed 8-2-4)
If you are not convinced yet that the masses are not equipped to rule, you should be!
Finally Finally Finally Someone made a proposal that was something different then what we already do...
-Create a Leadership lottery where potential leaders are voted into a select group and then out of those men government positions are filed by lot (Failed 6-6-2)
The discussion then changed to the topic of education.
Although the proposal that was suggested by the radical democrats would only serve to pass along the ineffectuality of the assembly to the next generation, I must acknowledge that they did come up with an idea that was not the status quo. I commend you Radical Democrats. (Please do not over look the sarcasm in that statement)
-Create a a young person assembly with teachers paid through government funds (Passed 6-5-2)
A very wise member of the Socratic faction attempted to reason with the assembly as to why the education of everyone is superfluous, however he found it very hard to reason with those who are not on the same level as him intellectually. So unfortunately for the polis, his attempts to create a just and more prosperous Athens fell on deaf ears.
The mid-land farmer had a very original and potentially practical proposal...
-Create a employment bazaar, with trade masters, once a year where children will come and be able to explore different trades
At this point time ran out and we were unable to vote on the remaining proposals.
Overall, aside from the pig sacrifice there was not a bright point in the entire proceedings. Logic and critical thinking do not appear to be the strong points of the masses.
-Government positions are to be chosen by lot (Passed 7-5-2)
-Generals to be elected by the assembly (Passed 11-2-1)
We already did both of those things! So congratulations Democrats on accomplishing so much for the good of Athens!
The "esteemed" Democrat follow in the very productive footsteps of his presidential ally by presenting yet another reaffirmation proposal...
-Assembly makes all the decisions and laws (Passed 8-2-4)
If you are not convinced yet that the masses are not equipped to rule, you should be!
Finally Finally Finally Someone made a proposal that was something different then what we already do...
-Create a Leadership lottery where potential leaders are voted into a select group and then out of those men government positions are filed by lot (Failed 6-6-2)
The discussion then changed to the topic of education.
Although the proposal that was suggested by the radical democrats would only serve to pass along the ineffectuality of the assembly to the next generation, I must acknowledge that they did come up with an idea that was not the status quo. I commend you Radical Democrats. (Please do not over look the sarcasm in that statement)
-Create a a young person assembly with teachers paid through government funds (Passed 6-5-2)
A very wise member of the Socratic faction attempted to reason with the assembly as to why the education of everyone is superfluous, however he found it very hard to reason with those who are not on the same level as him intellectually. So unfortunately for the polis, his attempts to create a just and more prosperous Athens fell on deaf ears.
The mid-land farmer had a very original and potentially practical proposal...
-Create a employment bazaar, with trade masters, once a year where children will come and be able to explore different trades
At this point time ran out and we were unable to vote on the remaining proposals.
Overall, aside from the pig sacrifice there was not a bright point in the entire proceedings. Logic and critical thinking do not appear to be the strong points of the masses.
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