best form of govt

i know a few are dated and i left soem out because they are endless and i didn't wanna make it huge. that's why the 'other' option is there. please explain yourself. as for me, i'll wait a while before i tell you my beliefs.

well, i was usuing each like so:

democracy has the three branches (basically the US govt)

and republic as elected ambassadors end etc. a democracy without 3 specific branches.

i find a huge flaw in democracies. it all depends on human value but, in a democracy the government is given too much power on the get-go--or else the US democracy wouldn't have ever become as corrupt as it is. there is the ability to, within the "constitution", change whatever officials don't like. it began as a well-meant system (in my opinion, and i'm only 16 so i doubt many people will take me seriously) and has deteriorated into a corrupt, limited (rights...), and politician controlled system. it annoys me to such a point that i already plan to move outside of the country as soon as i can. the only still barely intact is freedom of religion.

perhaps i am young and dumb. who knows. still, all the better for people to answer this poll. educate me.

king volta wrote: well, i was usuing each like so: democracy has the three branches (basically the US govt) and republic as elected ambassadors end etc. a democracy without 3 specific branches. i find a huge flaw in democracies. it all depends on human value but, in a democracy the government is given too much power on the get-go--or else the US democracy wouldn't have ever become as corrupt as it is. there is the ability to, within the "constitution", change whatever officials don't like. it began as a well-meant system (in my opinion, and i'm only 16 so i doubt many people will take me seriously) and has deteriorated into a corrupt, limited (rights...), and politician controlled system. it annoys me to such a point that i already plan to move outside of the country as soon as i can. the only still barely intact is freedom of religion. perhaps i am young and dumb. who knows. still, all the better for people to answer this poll. educate me.

that's not the definition of them though.
re·pub·lic    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (r-pblk)
n.

1. 1. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president.
   2. A nation that has such a political order.
2. 1. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.
   2. A nation that has such a political order.

de·moc·ra·cy     P   Pronunciation Key  (d-mkr-s) n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies () Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives. A political or social unit that has such a government. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power. Majority rule. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community. You can see that these definitions partially overlap.

Germany is both a republic and a democracy. The seperation of the 3 powers is part of the German constitution, and the word "republic" even appears in the full name of Germany, "Federal Republic of Germany". These two terms do not exclude each other at all.

republic=democracy. You cant have an undemocratic republic. But you can get democratically elected tyrannies.

king volta wrote: BaldFriede wrote: Germany is both a republic and a democracy. The seperation of the 3 powers is part of the German constitution, and the word "republic" even appears in the full name of Germany, "Federal Republic of Germany". These two terms do not exclude each other at all. speaking of--how is germany's government? does it hold up well or what?

In our opinion it sucks. The problem is: No matter whom we would have voted, it would still have sucked. Politicians all fail to see the real problems. Or if they do they don't see the real solution. Though it is not as if there are no solutions around; there are a lot of interesting models for solving the main problems. But they are all "utopian". No-one dares to make some real changes to the basic system.

Okay, government sucks and that is my opinion. I am against government, I don't like the concept of it, and I think it steals from citizens. It puts restrictions on our true opinions (well, those of us who are smart enough to have them), and it makes our society stricter and more angry towards those who have unconventional careers, drop out of school, etc.
But the truth is, humans are too stupid for anarchism. If we lived in anarchy we would have the world blown to bits in a week. We, generally as a species, need to be ruled by someone or something. We need to have government just like we need to have religion; it is one of the things that makes up society and allows us to fulfill something when we have nothing else to do. It's sad in a way, that we can never be free from our own failures and faults, such as war and destruction of our countries, and will never be able to have peace because of what we are.  We cannot escape ourselves.

Peace Frog wrote: Okay, government sucks and that is my opinion. I am against government, I don't like the concept of it, and I think it steals from citizens. It puts restrictions on our true opinions (well, those of us who are smart enough to have them), and it makes our society stricter and more angry towards those who have unconventional careers, drop out of school, etc. But the truth is, humans are too stupid for anarchism. If we lived in anarchy we would have the world blown to bits in a week. We, generally as a species, need to be ruled by someone or something. We need to have government just like we need to have religion; it is one of the things that makes up society and allows us to fulfill something when we have nothing else to do. It's sad in a way, that we can never be free from our own failures and faults, such as war and destruction of our countries, and will never be able to have peace because of what we are.  We cannot escape ourselves.

i agree and voted anarchism.

but i don't support anarchism because i know it would never work properly due to how corrupt our society has become. It would be impossible for a nation to be "governed" by the free will of teh population--lawlessness would never work now because people are too used to having laws. I think that as humans we should be able to take care of ourselves without being told how to do so, but unfortunately it has become impossible for that to occur.

The reason I hid my views from thsi poll was because I was sure I'd get a telling off by someone who is older and who think i'm just trying to be a rebel. I'm not trying to be, it's just what I believe. I'm also an athiest but more on that some other day.

I'm just waiting for my telling off...

video vertigo wrote: "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others" - Winston Churchill I voted for Tyranny

any reason why?

tyrannies can work well...it all depends.

I'm a knight and I live to serve my lord.

Feudalism it is!