141. The malice of democracy

"The Prohibition of Romance Regulations?" Gu Xiaoming exclaimed: "There is still this kind of thing!" ”

"That's nature. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Gu Fan nodded, and said as a matter of course: "Federal parliamentarians are absolutely not allowed to have emotional entanglements with anyone during their tenure. ”

"Since you have completely broken up with your original family, of course, you must also guard against the interference of your lover's family in the Federal Assembly.

"And there's going to be a particularly extreme situation...... If a male and female parliamentarians develop a relationship, will their policy tendencies and established policies overlap? ”

Gu Fan paused and continued: "This situation will lead to the emergence of small groups of gangs and factions at major decision-making meetings, which has been a big taboo since the establishment of the Earth Federation!" ”

"So, if it is found that any member of parliament is really in a relationship with a staff member or another member of parliament...... Then he would lose his qualifications to continue as a member of parliament. ”

"Huh......" Gu Xiaoming listened, rubbed his somewhat stiff chin, and said, "Tang...... Cousin, is there any other price? ”

"I don't know." Gu Fan raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "This is just some information about federal councilors that is open to the public...... It is said that before becoming a member of parliament, he will sign a mysterious 'supplementary agreement', the contents of which have not been made public to the public...... But whether it is true or false is not clear. ”

"However, it is precisely because of the existence of the Federal Council that our current Earth Federation can become a very open and inclusive civilized society...... There is no doubt about it. ”

"Xiaoming, you just asked me, what is the most perfect political system in the world? I said I don't know. ”

"It's not just me who doesn't know, but even countless seniors who are far more intelligent than me don't know...... Therefore, today, our whole world is constantly exploring and revising in order to find a system that is 'temporarily perfect' for the whole world. ”

It is for this reason that, after the Third World War, the Federal Congress, apart from the exclusion of the original concept of the state, did not interfere much with the original political system of the administrative regions, such as the American District, which still used the pre-war direct democracy; In China, on the other hand, we have always adopted an indirect democracy system, which is still essentially meritocracy; There are even many newly established 'experimental areas' in the world, where the feudal imperial system has been restored, and the entire region has become a 'hall of words' for a certain emperor...... Of course, there are also many 'anarchic districts' formed spontaneously by anarchists......"

"Open...... Are you kidding! Gu Xiaoming was even shocked and jumped up: "Isn't feudal autocracy a dross system left over from history?" Why is it still being used in some regions in this era? ”

"How can you be sure that the feudal monarchy must be all dross?" How do you know that Gu Fan asked rhetorically: "Let me give you an example...... If there is such a country, the education level of the people in the country is extremely low, the vast majority of the people do not have any independent thinking ability, and they are easily instigated by people with intentions. ”

"Do you think it would be better for such a country to be governed by a wise emperor and a group of ministers with great ability to govern the country, or should it be more efficient to follow the current direct democratic system in some regions?"

"You're sophistry!" Gu Xiaoming frowned slightly: "In our current world, university education has become popular, and the vast majority of the people in the world have extremely high personal qualities, why can't direct democracy be adopted?" ”

"Xiao Ming, the level of education cannot directly determine the level of his personal quality...... Gu Fan smiled bitterly: "That's it, since you think the democratic system is flawless, then I will ask you another question." ”

"If there are tens of billions of people in this world, everyone has a very strong ability to think independently and logically, and everyone has enough knowledge to participate in the formulation of national policies -- this is already the best soil for the development of the democratic system that I can think of."

"If the world really lives up to the standard of perfection we want, then there is no doubt that direct democracy is the most suitable political system for all mankind."

"But one day, one of the tens of billions of people is unfortunately infected with an unprecedented virus, this virus has an incubation period of ten years, in this ten years of incubation period, the virus carrier will not have any abnormality, but once the ten years of incubation period expires, the virus enters the outbreak period, then this virus will be transmitted to every corner of the world through body fluids, blood, skin, and even air at a very fast speed. Unfortunately, this virus is lethal and there is no hope of survival. ”

"One day, medical scientists on Earth accidentally detected the existence of this virus, and learned that if the carrier of the virus dies during the incubation period of the virus, then the virus will also be destroyed...... Otherwise, a living carrier could destroy the entire human society in ten years. ”

"What do you think is the fate of this virus carrier in this extreme case?"

Gu Xiaoming swallowed his saliva and stammered, "Ying...... I guess it's going to die. ”

But he suddenly seemed to think of something, and said loudly: "But even if this carrier is not killed, the virus in his body will break out in ten years, and he will die, isn't it worth it to exchange his ten-year life span for the safety of the entire human society?" ”

"What if this carrier is yourself?" Gu Fan said coldly.

Gu Xiaoming was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he said with a firm expression: "Even if I don't think about all mankind, for the sake of my parents and friends, I am willing to sacrifice." ”

"That's right, I think people in the New World, in such extreme situations, generally choose to sacrifice themselves." Gu Fan nodded: "After all, even if I survive, I only have ten years left to live." ”

"Then let me ask you, what if the number of virus carriers is 100?"

"If these 100 people, including yourself, are all your parents, elders, relatives and friends, the people you care about the most...... Can you still persuade these most important people in your life to sacrifice themselves in exchange for the remaining ten billion, the safety of humanity that you have never met? ”

Gu Xiaoming was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

"I'll stretch it a little longer...... If 4.9 billion of those 10 billion people are infected with the virus, there are only 10 years left to live...... The remaining 5.1 billion people are healthy and free from the virus...... So what ultimately determines the fate of these 4.9 billion people may be the sacred votes in everyone's hands in a direct democracy? ”

Looking at Gu Xiaoming, who couldn't speak, Gu Fan sighed and said with emotion: "Do you understand now?" ”

"The so-called absolute democracy can always only represent the interests of the vast majority of the people...... For the sake of the 'majority', the few individuals are completely sacrificial. ”

"But people never realize that the world is constantly changing...... Those vested interests who are still the 'majority' today may become the 'minority' who will be sacrificed by democracy tomorrow. ”

"When the time comes, the democracy you aspire to will become a talisman to end your precious life......"

"You will feel the boundless malice ...... from democracy"