Individuals are subjective which seems to make it difficult, theoretically and ethically, to give any validity to the concept of an entity at the societal level. That is not to say that there aren’t countless unsubstantiated and theoretically and ethically invalid doctrines that give society a life in and of itself. Discarding these and searching for the possibility of a social expression of subjective individuals, a real possibility comes to light. The conditions are as follows: the group - that cares deeply about the affairs of the community and the concerns of the individuals in the community - consults about an issue frankly and lovingly and comes to a unanimous or a majority decision. Knowing full well that the decision may be right or it may be wrong they inform everyone about the decision. The community and the members of the elected consultative body share the conviction that only if everyone wholeheartedly supports the decision will the rightness or wrongness of the decision ever be known. If it turns out to be wrong on its own merit, not because of disruptive opposition, then the consultative process is repeated until the right decision is confirmed by real experience. If society is arranged in this manner then a group can function as a decision-maker in a manner that is compatible with the subjective nature of individuals. “A group decision, when unanimously agreed upon, may be considered as consistent as any other taken by the individual chooser in the market.” [86]
[86] Bruno Leoni, Freedom And The Law, Expanded Third Edition, (Liberty Fund, 1991), p. 226.
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