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Apart from democracy, ie systems that let majorities of individuals pick either the laws directly, or the leaders, what system would be the 'ultimate solution'
by mr_luc 13y ago
Apart from democracy, ie systems that let majorities of individuals pick either the laws directly, or the leaders, what system would be the 'ultimate solution' for any country?
I agree that just because you get to democracy doesn't mean everything becomes peachy.
But what other systems are better 'ultimate solutions' for given countries?
Ie, maybe there's a country for which right now the most practical government is a Kingdom. King Ud helps the wagons run on time. What makes that government the most practical for that country right now? Are those factors changing over time? What will the 'ultimate' solution look like then?
Honestly, I've heard this a lot -- even in amazing books like "Through Our Enemies' Eyes" -- and I'm never sure what the author intends to say.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoThe biggest problem with political systems is that countries don't exist in a vacuum. For instance, it might be possible that Egypt successfully adopted democracy, even when a leader supported only by a sector of the society got elected. The very nature of democracy is forcing you to deal with different viewpoints on the political arena. But since that goes against the west agenda and the US finances their military, you end up with a dysfunctional democracy, and suddenly it's acceptable to overthrow a democratically elected leader. Today's world is interconnected so much that the very notion of sovereign countries is arguable.