A fully grown democracy is actually comparable to a good functioning orchestra.
We had a nice discussion tonight about palestine and it's religious side. Which does not allow for too much secular individuality but at the same time garantuees a civil harmony you don't find in any western state.
In an orchestra, for example the orchestra we have now for beethoven 9th symphony. We have choir and orchestra. Where the choir, the 4 voice groups are actually like 4 big instruments that sometimes play together and sometimes individual, is composed of singers that need to function together in perfect harmony like in an organised religion.
In front of the choir the orchestra is composed of the winds and brass, wo need to carry a lot of individuality to be able to play solo parts. Acousticly they carry a big responsability, because errors are very easily heard.
The same goes for percussion. The strings are somewhat similair to the choir. A part from section leaders.
They also breath and play like one.
So you can see that a lot of individuality, of a secular quality needs to be guaranteed to be able to have a functioning orchestra.
The same goes for a state. Although one religion maybe most important, the integrity of the individual should be garantueed (woodwinds/brass/section leaders). Of course without that the fabric of society (choir/strings) falls apart.
The most healthy situation is where section leaders rotate, and where the conductor changes frequently. So the power stays with the people, and doesnt go only to the leader.
The democratic institutions that allow for this rotation, division of power and secularity should balance with the religious and cultural fabric that binds the people together. Then there can be harmony!
We had a nice discussion tonight about palestine and it's religious side. Which does not allow for too much secular individuality but at the same time garantuees a civil harmony you don't find in any western state.
In an orchestra, for example the orchestra we have now for beethoven 9th symphony. We have choir and orchestra. Where the choir, the 4 voice groups are actually like 4 big instruments that sometimes play together and sometimes individual, is composed of singers that need to function together in perfect harmony like in an organised religion.
In front of the choir the orchestra is composed of the winds and brass, wo need to carry a lot of individuality to be able to play solo parts. Acousticly they carry a big responsability, because errors are very easily heard.
The same goes for percussion. The strings are somewhat similair to the choir. A part from section leaders.
They also breath and play like one.
So you can see that a lot of individuality, of a secular quality needs to be guaranteed to be able to have a functioning orchestra.
The same goes for a state. Although one religion maybe most important, the integrity of the individual should be garantueed (woodwinds/brass/section leaders). Of course without that the fabric of society (choir/strings) falls apart.
The most healthy situation is where section leaders rotate, and where the conductor changes frequently. So the power stays with the people, and doesnt go only to the leader.
The democratic institutions that allow for this rotation, division of power and secularity should balance with the religious and cultural fabric that binds the people together. Then there can be harmony!
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