A Common Consensus

[Jack Martin Leith]

Thanks Peter. Very elegant. And noted.

Jack

2008/8/14 Peter Emerson <pemerson at deborda.org>

>  Dear Jack,
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> They key, then, is to ask these folks, do they believe in democracy?  Yes?
> Oh jolly good.  And do they believe democracy is for everybody, or just a
> majority?  And if they agree to the former, away you go.
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> Mediation works only when the parties to the dispute agree to it.
> Democracy should work for all democrats.  Russians and Georgians claim the
> adjective.  But the idea that a majority can determine the fate of an
> unwilling minority *should* be abhorrent… to both.
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> Cheers,
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> Peter
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> Peter Emerson
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> The Borda count "is the best protection ever devised from the tyranny of
> the majority."  Professor Sir Michael Dummett.
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> Martin Leith
> *Sent:* 14 August
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> *Subject:* Re: A Common Consensus
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> Peter,
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> Thanks for taking the trouble to explain the method in so much detail. I've
> turned your post into a Word document and filed it under Decision Making
> Methods for future reference.
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> The challenge is getting people's agreement to use the method.
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> Catch-22!
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> Warm wishes,
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>
>
> Jack
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> Jack Martin Leith
> Now-to-New activist
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Jack Martin Leith
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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