Quote:But doesn't the implementation or lack of it illustrate how regardless of how much power we defer to the state they'll always be corrupted and use that power improperly.

I hear ya. But what other option do we have? Anarchy?


Whenever a society gets to big, there will be a tendency towards corruption. But of all the government systems, democracy is the best of the worst options.


Contrary to what it may seem, I'm pro capitalism. I'm anti corporatism. There is no democracy within a corporate system, and that's what we have now.


I know the federal government gets a bad wrap, but we tried a weak federal government. It was the articles of confederation. It failed. A big country needs a strong democratic federal government. The problem is we lost our democracy...

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