Nate on Nostr: nprofile1q…utsg3 When I talk about representative democracy, I'm specifically ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq5th6y0m8c79aq5qg2arvpw955jr4c5cvvvvkrxz70tnh4n282dzqkutsg3 (nprofile…tsg3) When I talk about representative democracy, I'm specifically referring to the kind of binding representative authority we see in parliamentary systems - which I also reject because it is a form of hierarchal rule. In a consensus-based approach, we can absolutely have delegates who coordinate between groups or bring specialized knowledge - but crucially, these delegates don't have the power to make binding decisions for others. Their role is facilitative rather than representative in the traditional political sense.

So while I agree that we need ways to coordinate complex projects and share expertise across larger scales, I don't see this as requiring ‘representation’ in the sense of giving some people the authority to make decisions that bind others. We can have delegation and coordination without creating fixed power relationships. 2/2