Government Shut Down

Undertoad · 10-18-2013, 10:26 AM

If there were powerful proxies for all that shit it would be the FIRST THING you'd be railing against.

By human nature, they would be taking advantage of that power harder than any government ever would, and you would rightfully be screaming bloody murder and *demanding* that such things be put to direct democracy or some sort of representative voting, where at least there can be two blocs of political power instead of one.

If you want to see a system where the extremely powerful military is not controlled by the government, look at all the shitty countries of the world that can't govern themselves via the vote. Taking over the military is the first step of all dictators and power brokers everywhere. If you have the military you automatically win and can install any set of rules you like.

But it sure is nice to dream, huh?

10-18-2013, 10:26 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If there were powerful proxies for all that shit it would be the FIRST THING you'd be railing against. By human nature, they would be taking advantage of that power harder than any government ever would, and you would rightfully be screaming bloody murder and demanding that such things be put to direct democracy or some sort of representative voting, where at least there can be two blocs of political power instead of one. If you want to see a system where the extremely powerful military is not controlled by the government, look at all the shitty countries of the world that can't govern themselves via the vote. Taking over the military is the first step of all dictators and power brokers everywhere. If you have the military you automatically win and can install any set of rules you like. But it sure is nice to dream, huh?

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