AP Seminar by Michael Kwan https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf Political Power Connections en-us 2022-09-13 23:43:25 UTC 2022-09-27 14:49:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Political Power michaelkwan5 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295276219 2022-09-13 23:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295276219 Molly Crabapple - Big Fish Eat Little Fish michaelkwan5 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295276559 2022-09-13 23:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295276559 Nathan Heller - Politics without Politicians michaelkwan5 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295277321 2022-09-13 23:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295277321 Machiavelli - The Qualities of the Prince michaelkwan5 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295278222 2022-09-13 23:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295278222 🍎 Its more strategic to follow the masses than to go against it https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295320299 The "masses" are the group of fish -> while they are being forced the chase the fish with the crown, they remain alive. The one fish that does go in the opposite direction of all the other fish is about to die and be eaten.]]> 2022-09-14 00:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295320299 Revolutions and rises of new power are the natural cycles of politics. ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295334524 2022-09-14 00:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295334524 Claim: A single ruler that holds absolute power oppresses people, so therefore citizens should rise up and overthrow the crown to hold a collective power. aiden01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295337316 This is shown through the big fish which has the crown being "eaten" by a school of fish, their collective power overwhelming the monarch. ]]> 2022-09-14 00:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295337316 Claim: problems with everyday democracy tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295338304 American legislators don't have the correct qualifications to govern the people they are only learn things like fundraising, glad-handing, ground-gaming, and speechmaking.]]> 2022-09-14 00:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295338304 The social contract between the people and the government must be supported for a functional government. ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295340240 The government is supposed to be order to the people and the people are supposed to give up some resources for the government to function. "When the social contract is broken by the government by corruption, it is the people's responsibility to take over the government." quote by some guy named John Locke]]> 2022-09-14 00:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295340240 The masses are often utilized when one ruler takes over another eddycypoon https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295341007 2022-09-14 00:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295341007 Counterclaim: Average citizens have sufficient skills and incentives to remain committed to their civic duties https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295343362 2022-09-14 00:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295343362 Claim: A fuller form of democracy needs a combination of deliberation and involvement from as many parts of the general public as possible. aaron01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295348257 2022-09-14 00:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295348257 Claim: "Open Democracy" will shine light on issues not brought up in today's political sphere aiden01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295348756 Heller believes that open democracy taps into people's "deepest intuitions", and it serves as an adequate response to "population-sized issues". ]]> 2022-09-14 00:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295348756 Claim: Open democracy would rid of political elitism in which everyone would be able to contribute to the government. eddycypoon https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295348991 2022-09-14 00:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295348991 Claim: Open democracy might not work for every country tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295349074 While "open democracy" saw great success in Iceland, it might not see the same success in America; American has such a big cultural background that makes it hard for one person to appeal to everyone. ]]> 2022-09-14 00:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295349074 The current model of democracy is losing its legitimacy ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295353427 2022-09-14 00:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295353427 Claim: Both of these stimuli addresses the importance of the power rely within the people. aiden01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295354129 In the Big Fish Eat Little Fish, the image stresses that the collective power of a school of fish can overwhelm the power of a monarch, putting forward the idea that “the people” should be in power. At the heart of the open democracy argument is this exact concept, that power should be randomly granted to people of society to conduct a truly democratic nation, in which everybody has equal opportunity to hold power and has a voice. ]]> 2022-09-14 00:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295354129 Claim: Open democracy reflects the wide range of public interest. aaron01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295356125 Even though the model does not provide personal representation as in the sense of a senate or house of representatives, the breadth of the representative selection brings diversity to the progressively narrow political field.]]> 2022-09-14 00:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295356125 Open democracy would get people to care more about the country, and therefore share their voices and take action. eddycypoon https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295359719 2022-09-14 00:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295359719 Claim: the people's contribution in the government is significant ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295363066 The people is represented by the smaller fish in the artwork. Collectively, they become a very large big scary fish that could overthrow the monarch. This demonstrates the power of the people as they can be equal as strong as the political figures at the top when unified together. In the second article, the author emphasizes the importance of listening to the unrepresented people of the nation when explaining the possibility of open democracy]]> 2022-09-14 00:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295363066 Claim: A prince appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, but have a mental state that does not need to possess these qualities. eddycypoon https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295393477 2022-09-14 01:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295393477 Claim: A prince must be sly and tough at the same time tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295397541 A prince might be able to face critisim and puinish those who face them and at the same time evade and persaude with a silvertongue. ]]> 2022-09-14 01:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295397541 Claim: A prince may not inherently contain those qualities, but they must pretend as if they do. aiden01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295398435 Not every person is able to possess the 5 traits that make up a "perfect" prince, but in order to maintain the stability and the satisfaction of citizens within a society, they must pretend as if they have those qualities. ]]> 2022-09-14 01:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295398435 A prince must appear fierce and sly at the same time haofei01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295399025 2022-09-14 01:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295399025 A prince must appear religious in all cirumstances. aaron01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295419144 Everything a prince says must be supported by the five qualities. Since there exists a detachment between the prince and the general public, he must also create a good public image that relies on religiousness. This pushes the current of the crowd behind the prince which can naturally wash away any opposition.]]> 2022-09-14 01:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295419144 Claim: A prince must not rely on its citizen tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295419161 When the people start to revolt it is already too late for harsh measures and cannot rely on the mild citizen because they have no obligation to help you. ]]> 2022-09-14 01:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2295419161 The innate goodness is a universal quality inherited in all people ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299518211 2022-09-16 06:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299518211 Lao Tzu - Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299520320 2022-09-16 06:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299520320 A leader must be humble rather than condescending to better judge the thoughts of those who are ruled that way and do things the way that they should be. eddycypoon https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299521594 "The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle."]]> 2022-09-16 06:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299521594 Inaction from leaders inherently leads to better actions by citizens haofei01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299522532 Forcing boundaries upon people leads to consequences
i.e, using violence will "always rebound upon itself, even if well-intentioned". Wars cause harms on both sides. 
i.e giving subsidies to encourage profit, forcing morals upon people, etc will lead to less prosperous effects compared to letting individuals do their own thing]]> 2022-09-16 06:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299522532 In order to achieve internal harmony and happiness, one must be content and accepting of what they have. aiden01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299525102 On line 60 Lao Tzu states, "If a country is governed wisely, its inhabitants will be content." He then provides examples such as, "don’t waste time inventing labor-saving machines" and, "since they dearly love their homes, they aren’t interested in travel." If you are content with the resources you have, you have no desire to expand and explore for further happiness. 

]]> 2022-09-16 06:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299525102 Internal harmony connection to politics aiden01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299530688 If every nation were to be content and focused on creating harmony domestically, this would lead them to not meddle in foreign affairs. With Lao Tzu's thinking, the establishment of internal stability will create more peace, while intervening with foreign conflicts will only create more chaos. ]]> 2022-09-16 06:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299530688 Claim: Tao Tzu's claim about the governance is contrary to Heller's perspective on governance ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299530717 Lao Tzu claims that society is self-governing that does not need an entity for governance. However, Heller's proposal of a open democracy is under the assumption and anarchy is a worse approach]]> 2022-09-16 06:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299530717 Relate to politics haofei01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299537651 Modern politics are often the opposite of what Lao Tzu is arguing for, where leaders have strong desires to acquire and maintain power, which often means setting boundaries and restrictions. Lao Tzu argues that such restrictions will rebound. In the case of modern politics, this can be characterized as protests and rebellions. In non-authoritarian governments, there are often less anti-government sentiment, matching Tzu's argument how unrestrictive leadership reduces rebounded consequences]]> 2022-09-16 06:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299537651 A ruler should rule with an invisible hand tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299538428 "The Master doesn’t talk, he acts. When his work is done,
 the people say, “Amazing:
 we did it, all by ourselves!'"
The ruler should make it the citizens are in care of their policies even when it is a policy the Master thought of ]]> 2022-09-16 06:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2299538428 Federalist No. 51 by James Madison tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304169271 2022-09-20 03:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304169271 The need for a government ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304173461 James Madison argues that not all people are inherently good. Thus, a government is needed to sustain morals]]> 2022-09-20 04:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304173461 Federalist government allows for a more equal representation of the minority, because each power within the government is kept in check by different sectors. eddycypoon https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304174957 2022-09-20 04:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304174957 poeple are inheretly bad tiger01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304175550 "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” here madison is stating that people are inheretly evil and a government is necessary to keep the people in check.  ]]> 2022-09-20 04:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304175550 The need for administering a government ray01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304178122 Since not all people are naturally normally correct, the people governing may also be corrupt. Therefore, checking up and facilitating ]]> 2022-09-20 04:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304178122 The governing should also be subject to the same checks that are employed on citizens haofei01pd2024 https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304180294 i.e. checks and balances, dividing the government into smaller branches

"Ambition is another threat to the partition of powers" -> politicians, when uncontrolled, can have the same harmful effects as citizens]]> 2022-09-20 04:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkwan5/52v03cnx8upftfkf/wish/2304180294