In many European countries we have populist indirect democratic systems. The people elect, in a proportionate manner, a parliament. The parliament with all its parties is representative of the political opinions among the citizens. It is reasonable to claim that the people rule itself through the political institutions.
Torbjorn TannsjoThe US two party system is very different, of course. Here the people decides about who should rule them, but it is not reasonable to claim that the people rules itself through the political institutions. In comparison, I find that the standard European system is better, also as a model for global democracy.
Torbjorn TannsjoI wanted to know what it means to know something, whether we can know at all, and, if so, how.
Torbjorn TannsjoThe possibility to go on indefinitely with our lives may become a reality and it will present us with a temptation.
Torbjorn TannsjoIf two norms conflict, if they are mutually inconsistent, then at least one of them must be false.
Torbjorn Tannsjo