Martin and I have a very small number of disagreements and they are usually to d

Martin and I have a very small number of disagreements and they are usually to do with either (a) the meaning of words (which is our job) or (b) what is preferable and possible for humans to achieve.
Martin is a continental and more pessimistic.
I’m an anglo and more optimistic.
These are cultural differences that may in fact be irreconcilable because they are dependent upon geography, neighbors, economy, institutions, and population sizes.
As for the authority issue I acknowledge martin is correct but there is no other term in the english language other than
– Illegitimate arbitrary discretionary authority w/o responsibility
vs
– legitimate rules based authority as responsibility.
So we are merely struggling because we both mean the latter is good but the former is bad. 😉

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