Engineering democracy : Course 21/02/14 Troy Davis

I. Goal : World eace

In !"e name o# $eace% !"e &ors! &ars &ere commi!ed..E' : (i!ler%
)a$oleon : Ironie..
* +evis $acem% $ara ,ellum - . Transla!ion : I# you &an! $eace%
$re$are #or &ar.
/ove /0eligion 1 &ars #or c"ris!iani!y2 : /ove is an emo!ion % so i! doesn3!
&or4 in $oli!ics. /ove as a $rinci$le is ,ad as a $oli!ical $rinci$le.
II. (o& 5 * +evis $acem% $ara ,ellum - 6
Em$irically% 2 !imes in "is!ory% some $oli!ical en!i!ies camed !oge!"er
and crea!ed $eace &i!"ou! &ar : 7+ and E7.
7+ : union o# 18 s!a!es !"roug" $oli!ical engineering. Ingenui!y%
genius9mili!ary genius.
Engineer is a ma4er% no! a crea!er : "e !a4es !"e $"ysical and c"emical
me!"ods.
oli!ics are li4e ,iological evolu!ion : cells% nucleus% mi!ocondria. +mall
grou$s o# "umans : some o# !"en decide !o ,e !oge!"er. I# you "ave
1000 $eo$le% "o& do u manage !"em 5 :iology cons!rains limi!s o# our
,odies. Di;eren! $eo$le di;eren! $oli!ics. <I)+(I
Democracy is ,ased on !"a! "uman ,eing. I# di;eren! i !&ill no! &or4.
I!3s li4e ,iology% i# &e crea!e di;eren! s$ecies o# "umans%..Trea!y o#
Council o# Euro$e agains! clonning "umans. ET(IC+ : &e% "uman are
!"e ,es!. E!"ic irony. (uman digni!y is a =c!ion : you can mesure
i!/$rouve i!. T"e #ac! !"a! democracy e'is! is a #ac! !"e ,iology e'is!.
oli!ics &ere crea!ed #or leaders !o con!rol $eo$le &i!"ou! violence/ !o
re$lace 4illing/violence. T"ey "ad !o do i! via $syc"ological sys!em.
oli!ical legi!imacy : i# you don3! "ave i!% $eo$le &on! #ollo& you.
/egi!imacy via saying * I am !"e God. - : $"araons.
III. >nly $oli!ical engineering &or4s : 7+ % E7
Goal o# leaders : gain% !"en main!ain $o&er ?. !"e ,asic rules o#
$oli!ical. @ou main!ain $o&er via legi!imacy.
+7merians "ad di;eren! ca!egories o# ,eeings :
God
A Demigoods 1 eg : (ercules &as demigod 1Beus : #a!"er and a "uman
&oman% Gilgames" : !"e oldies! s!ory o# "umans% =rs! mi!ology2.
+umerians considered !"a! !"ey &ere su$er"umans.
(umans
A En4idy
Cnimals
C &ay !o con!rol $eo$le : !elling s!ories a,ou! Gods.
/egi!imacy comes #rom a,ove% #rom Gods : >/D C0CDIGD.
+umero Wes!$"alian Trea!y a#!er 80 @ears ,e!&een ca!"olics and
$ro!es!an!s : na!ional suverani!y. T"e religion o# !"e $eo$le is
de!ermines ,y !"e ruler : I# !"e 4ing is ca!"olic % !"e $eo$le &ill also ,e
ca!"olic. :e#ore% i! &as a mi'!.
Goals o# !"e course :
7nders!and !"e ,asics o# !"e !"eory o# democracy engineering
7nders!and and ,ecome a&are o# conEic!ing $aradigms in "is!ory.
Case s!udies and E'am$les : (o& !o crea!e democracy engineering 5
1 coun!ry IraF 6
2 coun!ries Israel ales!ine 6
Dul!i coun!ries : E7
World : GG : Glo,al9.
Democracy s"ould ,y e!"ical as $eo$le are.