[Election-Methods] Partisan Politics

[Fred Gohlke]

Good Evening, Juho

re: "I may feel that in the long chained process some of the benefits 
may be lost ..."

In my view the "long chained process" or sequential nature of the group 
assignments add strength to the process.  We know many people do not 
participate in the present system and we can expect a large portion of 
the people to be uninterested in a new electoral process, as well.  The 
Active Democracy method allows such people to opt out.  (Those who opt 
out of one election cycle may be eager participants in a succeeding 
cycle, or they may continue to opt out.  Everyone has the choice, each 
time.)

However, as discussed before, as the levels advance, those who advance 
can be expected to be marked, more and more, as people who want to 
advance.  This puts the candidates in a position where they must 
convince others, who are as eager for advancement as themselves, of the 
reasons they should be selected.  That is a powerful stimulus.  It is 
also a powerful restraint because those they are trying to convince are 
also motivated and qualified.  More to the point, the others also want 
to be selected, so they will not be an easy sell.

Meanwhile, and this is a point not to be despised, those who did not 
advance can pursue their private lives in peace, secure in the knowledge 
that those still competing for selection will be very careful about who 
they select.


re: "It may be that in some time periods the 'science of and skills in 
marketing' evolves faster than the 'individual level understanding of 
these concepts and their impact on one's life'."

Not, "It may be", IT IS!!! When marketing can persuade people to buy Pet 
Rocks for their home, it is no longer a question.  It is a fact.

Fred