Quote Originally Posted by MistressNomad View Post
The thing is, that model is not compatible with a highly advanced and constantly advancing society. And no similar model that anyone has ever attempted in that context has been successful.

That's the reason the world is getting more global. Our understanding of our world and our potential is getting complex enough that we need a bigger pool to draw from.

Also, we have to consider the reality of intellectual freedom. There are as many ways to live life on this planet as there are people in it, and when you try to force people into certain religions or social structures, you inevitably wind up with an unhappy populace. It simply doesn't work on a large scale unless you want to be dictatorial about it.

Our community may work splendidly, but

A. Compared to a nation, it's a tiny community

B. You can leave whenever you want, and

C. It only tries to excel in one area - straight razor shaving.

If the members of this community were trying to run a country, I think we would lose our cohesiveness very quickly. As you can tell from these discussions, we have radically different ideas on what an ideal country is.

I can tell you for sure that I would disagree with some member's ideas on how to run a country so vehemently that if they were running it, I'd probably go somewhere else if at all possible.

I do not want to have my religious beliefs, or non-beliefs, dictated to me. I do not want to have the ceiling of my own achievement dictated to me. I do not want to have the scope of my global involvement to be dictated to me.
Where did I say anything about running a country.

Why do you persist in believing that it is a the governments job to take care of people.

It is not.

It is the community you belong to's job to take care of you.

It is the governments job to stay out of the way and protect the community and individuals right to exist, no more.