best form of govt

DAMNOCRACY

ClemofNazareth wrote: stonebeard wrote: The USA is a democratic repulblic. A pure democracy would be nearly unworkable because it would require everybody to vote for every little thing, and the size of the USA would make that rediculous. So I suppose a democracy is the best for a very very small number of people (essentially obsolete in our time since no country has that few people), so a democratic republic is best for me. One alternative is a libertarian republic. Still essentially a democracy, but avoids a lot of the problems that come with either representative government, or with a democracy where everybody has to have a vote on everything. In a libertarian society the government would have authority only over defense from invasion, and over crimes that affect people immorally imposing themselves on others (murder, rape, etc.). All other governance is delegated to the lowest possible local jurisdiction (or is simply none of the government's business).

I don't like the libertarian idea. There are things other than war (and equally as large) that affect populations. Take for instance, pollution. Pollution isn't a crime, yet a company would cheerfully dump waste into our rivers without government regulation. Don't believe me? Until the government laid down the law in my hometown of cleveland ohio, industries were dumping waste into the Cuyahoga river...and it caught fire. Bigger things also need to be addressed as well such as power and emissions. What commercial industry would tackle potentially irreversible pollution problems like global warming without monetary incentive?

and how about simple things like sanitization conditions for restraunts, working conditions or drug regulations? It just couldn't work and in fact most of the regulations we have in the US are a result of them not working. In the 20's, companies were heavily exploiting it's workers because they had no rules placed on them.  The regulations we have now are a result of the ugly side of pure capitalism.

Or, perhaps, any government that adequately provides for and protects its people.

I LIKE THE SOCIALDEMOCRACY OF SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES,ICELAND ,SWEDEN ,NORWAY,FINLAND,DENMARK.

 If the governemnt is competent and provides for the people, it is a good government. 

When anarchism also has 6 votes, you know you're in good company...

lol @ everyone who voted Communism

Sophocracy, I'm a supporter of Plato and Nietzsche all the rest is pure idealism. Anarchy or socialist utopia would work in future instances. Live long and prosper.

I cant see anarchysm going anywhere...it just cant work

I don't think "republic" should be in the poll, as a republic could be anything from a democracy to a communist state to a tyranny. I voted for democracy, of course. Because it's the fairest way to rule a country; letting the people have a say. Communism and anarchism would never work in reality, and the others are either unfair or too old-fashioned.


Edited by Philéas - June 23 2006 at 07:08