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Michael Anissimov

Does the concept and practice of democracy embody false beliefs regarding reality? What are they (aspects of reality like peoaple, property, equality, etc.)? (And: What's is the general problem with false beliefs regarding reality? Is there something they all share, like similar consequences?)

It does, the clearest is the (occasional) rejection of the iron law of oligarchy as a consistent law and trend. The other is the notion that bad votes and votes based on bad information "cancel out" rather than mutually magnifying and reinforcing their stupid qualities. Another is simply the notion that democracy is a stable system for a very large nation in the long term. I could go on.
They all share being false, and creating friction where people's misconceptions of reality bump into actual reality. Over time, this friction does things like cause our economy and society to break down.

Latest answers from Michael Anissimov

Is consequentialism right?

no. it's compelling but not the whole story. qualitative value matters a whole lot more than quantitative value, which consequentialism ignores.

How do you feel about the majority of the AltRight being composed of white populists who advocate the return of nothing more than a stop gap of Fascism instead of a proper system monarchy ?

fine with me

Emergent group think in the mass media (be it in the audience or the journalists), organizations, and blog comments sections is a threat to any serious discussion of ideas. Do you have any thoughts as to how to prevent a forum of ideas from degenerating into an ideological singularity?

yes
on More Right I forbid comments so only other people with blogs can respond
it's fairly simple

When will your book on monarchy be published?

Within a month hopefully. I'm only about 40 pages from the finish but I keep finding new things I have to read before completing it. Very soon, I promise.

Is the fall of baseball in the national conscious because of baseball, or is it a function of who controls the mass media?

I don't know or care

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