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Do you believe in meritocracy? Why or why not? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This is the definition I am using:

a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.

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[–] Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

or anarchy (more like anarcho communist probably).

I've come to a similar conclusion, however I still have some hold ups on how anarchism currently being implemented across the world.

It still relies on organizers and extra attention being diverted to certain individuals who give an agenda for what needs to be done next. This allows co-opting these movements to be a lot easier than if we could work past that.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 3 points 9 months ago

Exactly. If anarchy (or a real, local, direct democracy to be precise) was to be born, it would take a long time to prepare. People need to be educated enough to lead their own lives and make decisions for themselves and their peers. Thats something that hasnt happened for centuries. People are born into worshipping hierarchy.

The most crucial thing is education in my book. Even the last person living under a rock should be able to get quality education without any cost or strings attached.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I still have some hold ups on how anarchism currently being implemented across the world.

If you think there is someone implementing anarchism around the world, you have completely misunderstood anarchism.

It's like when the alt right tried framing antifa as an organisation.

The whole point of anarchism is that you do what your community needs you to do, and let other communities do the same.

[–] Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah I agree that should be the ideal however, like you have said, it hasn't ever really been implemented yet.

There are a bunch of groups around the world that follow similar anarchist principles, like Rojava, Zapatistas, or even Temporary autonomous zones, but all of them have some unofficial/hidden/weak form of organizer that can be targeted by people with the right resources.

My point being that since systems tend to sustain themselves if we don't start building systems that can function without the need of an organizer or something of a similar sort then there will still be that place where the power can be misused.