>And I have no idea if a civilization-scale governance that is stable, universally good, and that would survive more than few decades, is even possible. I woul

>And I have no idea if a civilization-scale governance that is stable, universally good, and that would survive more than few decades, is even possible. I would agree, insofar as the requirements for such a stable (and dare I say peaceful) government will require a letting-go of our basic nature to let Power corrupt us. It might work for a little while though as you say, which would be pretty good considering our track record...