Re: Optimal location of world capital

On Mar 1, 2:28 pm, Matthias Warkus <War...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> DJensen schrieb:
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> > On Mar 1, 8:32 am, Matthias Warkus <War...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > wrote:
> >> DJensen schrieb:
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> >>> But I really see no need for a fixed physical location, particularly
> >>> not one meant to represent the will of billions. So why not a
virtual
> >>> or ad hoc capital?
> >> I'd wager that a "virtual capital" would work about as well as the
> >> paperless office or massive telecommuting, i.e. not at all.
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> > I'm not convinced of that, particularly if we were to get rid of
> > representation and use a direct system of some sort. Don't look at
> > real world systems being augmented by technology; look at how virtual
> > systems are accessed in the real world. For example, YouTube. It seems
> > to function without requiring people mail in their videos, or queue up
> > at certain times of day to watch, and doesn't take weeks or months off
> > at a time or close its doors at 4pm or for the weekend.
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> > Why couldn't a democracy, with constituents in every time zone,
> > function more like that and less like your local bank or court house?
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> Well, you made the proposal. It's up to you to explain how it's supposed
> to work, while I'll be trying to shoot it down.

Since I don't see why it couldn't be done, it was a rhetorical
question.

> >> What do you
> >> mean by "ad hoc capital"?
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> > When and where needed, any suitable location could be designated the
> > capital. When parliament is dissolved, the 'capital' dissolves with
> > it. And the various parts of government don't need to be in the same
> > city at the same time.
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> Sounds expensive and inefficient.

In Canada and the US our representatives already commute back and
forth between the capitals and their far-flung home ridings, as well
as overseas for various summits. So instead of flying from Point A to
Point B, they'd fly to C, D, E or F. Purpose-built structures wouldn't
be necessary either -- most major cities have stadiums, opera/symphony
halls, etc, which aren't always in use.

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DJensen