I love the idea, especially for extremely local governing bodies like school boards, in which everyone is more committed to overall mission than to their own individual ambition. I'm afraid it wouldn't work at the level of national politics, though -- those people are far too committed to their own _power_ to genuinely collaborate with t…
I love the idea, especially for extremely local governing bodies like school boards, in which everyone is more committed to overall mission than to their own individual ambition. I'm afraid it wouldn't work at the level of national politics, though -- those people are far too committed to their own _power_ to genuinely collaborate with their political opponents. To transcend those incentives would require a generosity of soul not seen since George Washington stepped down from power. I keep hoping . . . but I'm not holding my breath.
I love the idea, especially for extremely local governing bodies like school boards, in which everyone is more committed to overall mission than to their own individual ambition. I'm afraid it wouldn't work at the level of national politics, though -- those people are far too committed to their own _power_ to genuinely collaborate with their political opponents. To transcend those incentives would require a generosity of soul not seen since George Washington stepped down from power. I keep hoping . . . but I'm not holding my breath.