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Is Democracy really the answer?

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Well you've convinved me feudalism's the way forward as long as I can be a feudal lord :D (and I don't have to give up modern medical technology etc.)
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You might also want to bring some other not-so-modern suff such as soap... Standard practice in the Midlle Ages was about 1 bath every six months.:eek:
 
I would bet dollars to donuts that if the threadstarter voted in 2004, it was for Badnarik.
 
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Democracy inherently relies on MASS rule, thus people being low quality as a whole will result in low-quality leadership.

Authoritarian forms of government tend to rely on the abilities of leaders. Bad leaders still means you're ****ed but at least you have the potential for CAPABLE LEADERS THAT DO NOT COME FROM DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS.
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I was willing to play along, till this tired argument. The usual, people are sheep and can't be trusted to govern themselves, all we need is a strong man, priest-king and everything will be put right.

Boring zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 
I happen to know this guy; I certainly don't agree with a lot of what he says, much of what he says has not been defended (relationship between democracy and pollution? what?) and is poorly thought out but the "omg troll" bandwagon is stupid and many of you resort to strawman attacks as well (feudalism? what?). Also, when responding to his undefended generalities some of you make undefended generalities as well (albiet ones that fit in with what someone pro-democracy would be for).

Also, Roadtoad, he was suspended due to the information thing. You think he was going to be banned because you two disagree? He has dumb ideas, but that's no grounds for banning someone (I can name many people here that would have been banned a long time ago for that
I guess it's a good thing YOU aren't an admin. The truth is, you do want to see him banned, because he emotionally upsets you.

Personally, I hate democracy because it appeals to the lowest common denominator(republicanism is just a version of the same thing, I think). As to what the best government is, I suppose it all determines what you define as "best". Personally, I don't think any real good form of government is possible--not that the alternative (pure anarchy) is any good either. Democracy/Republicanism probably allow for more freedoms, but then again "best" does not necessarily mean it's "good" in the sense of what a utopia (of course, an unattainable prospect, but I have to say this because the general attitude on the forums here is to nitpick at everything someone says and contort it to find meaning that isn't there).

Also, is it Democracy/Republicanism that gives us freedom, or the attitude and mindset of the people in the nation? Of course, the attitude and mindset (maybe you could say culture) of the people in the nation also help determine which goverment comes about...

After all, many democracies restrict freedoms of speech (France, Germany, Canada). Likewise, it wasn't a democracy (the USA) that voluntarily got rid of the slaves, that was a result of the civil war.

Why does a "good" solution even have to exist? I propose that there is no good solution.

Also, he hates libertarianism.
 
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Possibly, Sushi, but there's been precedents set by guys like him, who open up with the same sort of strange misassociations. Far too often, guys like him are hit and run posters, and you almost never hear from them again after their first few posts, save for a few "...you people are so nasty!" remarks.

Hell, I'm willing to give him a shot. I've been in that same position, so I think I owe him that much. Let's see what he has to say.
 
I"m pretty sure he is sincere. From what I've heard him say a lot of his ideas ARE poorly thought-out though.
 
Ah, must be he ran into goat-fisting ninjas, hired by nuns wearing doilies who were selling marital aids...

(Damn. This isn't the Top Ten list...)
 
So what was he suspended for, and why isn't there an announcement in the forum management section?
 
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