Technology and Democracy: Wired Magazine Elitism versus Pirate Party Openness
►http://chieforganizer.org/2012/05/03/technology-and-democracy-wired-magazine-elitism-versus-pirate-party-
An article by Wired contributing editor, Joshua Davis, called “Fewer Voters, Better Elections,” was breathtaking in its elitism and implicit attack on democracy. Citing two current research studies, one disappointingly from Stanford, Davis argues for a random “statistically valid” sample of 100,000 of our 313 million citizens who would be polled on the questions and candidates of the day. Davis deftly avoids the gaping holes in his argument against mass citizen participation by citing the litany of problems with the current system (lack of participation, problems of campaign financing, TV ads) and arguing for a system of random participation in “small group deliberations” which would have more time and ability to make “informed” decisions, which he likens to jury pools, ignoring all evidence to the problems with juries as well.
L’article de Wired : ►http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/05/st_essay_voting
