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Just Chat! / Aristocracy is meritocracy.
« on: 08/05/2011 13:57:34 »
As many of you may know an aristocracy means the rule of the best, that is what the name means.
So I suggest here that the best are those with the most merit.
And therefore an aristocracy is a meritocracy.
Some will of course argue that that is not the case as Aristocrat inherit their position, so while the father might be worthy for their position the son is not.
What I would like to point out is that while that is true or has been, it does not have to be the case, commoners can be made knights and nobles, just as nobles and knights can be striped of their titles, it is ultimately the king or queen that gives these titles to people in the first place.
So in the interest of a better more meritocratic aristocracy I have a few suggestions,
One that the son of a lord does not instantly get the same title as their father but must earn it, and show themselves worthy for it.
That those in the aristocratic class be removed, if they are shown to be totally unworthy for any title.
That they also be allowed to admit mistakes without too harsh a punishment.
You could add ideas to this but a meritocracy calls for a rising and a falling, the possibility of being forced out and the entrance of those worthy to be there.
An aristoracy is a meritocracy, and those worthy should demonstration themselves to be so.
So I suggest here that the best are those with the most merit.
And therefore an aristocracy is a meritocracy.
Some will of course argue that that is not the case as Aristocrat inherit their position, so while the father might be worthy for their position the son is not.
What I would like to point out is that while that is true or has been, it does not have to be the case, commoners can be made knights and nobles, just as nobles and knights can be striped of their titles, it is ultimately the king or queen that gives these titles to people in the first place.
So in the interest of a better more meritocratic aristocracy I have a few suggestions,
One that the son of a lord does not instantly get the same title as their father but must earn it, and show themselves worthy for it.
That those in the aristocratic class be removed, if they are shown to be totally unworthy for any title.
That they also be allowed to admit mistakes without too harsh a punishment.
You could add ideas to this but a meritocracy calls for a rising and a falling, the possibility of being forced out and the entrance of those worthy to be there.
An aristoracy is a meritocracy, and those worthy should demonstration themselves to be so.