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68: Robert Michels - The Iron Law of Oligarchy

The Nietzsche Podcast

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The Importance of Delegation in a Democracy

In groups sincerely animated with the democratic spirit, current business is necessarily left in the hands of individuals. Nichols asserts that we might call either the incompetence of the masses or the need for delegation. He gives a couple examples: Among the socialist parties of Italy, this democratic spirit is very much alive. Michael says that these models have been replicated by the English trade unions as well.

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