>While I make no claim for the superiority of any particular governmental regime, totalitarianism has worked for itself for thousands of years, proving itself o

>While I make no claim for the superiority of any particular governmental regime, totalitarianism has worked for itself for thousands of years, proving itself out far more than democracy has yet to do. I was speaking with an assumption of prosperity and liberty as inherent virtues in humanity. You seem to be suggesting that other forma of governance, totalitarianism, is better because it has existed for longer periods of time.