"In a truly socialist society, there is only one unit: The government. This unit can not be replaced when it fails, because it will admit no replacements. It ca

"In a truly socialist society, there is only one unit: The government. This unit can not be replaced when it fails, because it will admit no replacements. It can not be punished, because it is the punisher. All units grow old and decrepit, the government is no exception, and when it happens, you just get stuck." I find the above a bit odd. Take the U.S. as an example. We have 50 states which can operate somewhat independently. They get to copy each other's successes and avoid each other's failures when run correctly. We get to vote to replace government leadership: that is, helping it run more correctly. So it is replaceable, including changes to constitutions.