Monarchy.
Look how the Queen was able to censor Harry's a$$ from the media.
Now THAT'S power.
On a side note, look at the people they lead... Britons and Middle Easterners have no-say about their leader(s)'s decisions.
Middle East is still prospering (don't believe all the bullcrap about Middle East plunging into debt... they've got all they oil they need to back themselves up financially) and the Britons are still drinking tea with their pups.
Originally posted by King Kandy
That's why earlier in this thread, I tried to explain that the form of government is fairly irrelevant towards the type of "success" the poster was looking for. Natural resources are far more important.
This is actually entirely true. No other reason for Canada to be in the G8
our economy is still growing, bitches.
I'm not sure about the answer, although it seems that every form of government has flourished in different nations, for example, America, a democratic nation, is currently the leading superpower and an extremely successful and influential nation*, but the Roman Empire, a monarchy, was an ancient superpower as well and controled a long lasting and large empire.
*waits for some random dude to start an anti-American rant
Originally posted by Hewhoknowsall
I'm not sure about the answer, although it seems that every form of government has flourished in different nations, for example, America, a democratic nation, is currently the leading superpower and an extremely successful and influential nation*, but the Roman Empire, a monarchy, was an ancient superpower as well and controled a long lasting and large empire.*waits for some random dude to start an anti-American rant
China is a pseudo-communist dictatorship, but it is doing tremendously well in this day and age. Historically, it was a monarchy, but it also was a top power in many eras past. A government that does what it does well will flourish, regardless of what exactly that is.
Originally posted by Darth JelloI'm guessing you've never heard of the Sokal Affair.
I find snappy comebacks by morons who can't be bothered to read something polysyllabic to be typical of their inability to think and blink at the same time.
I would say that you take yourself too seriously, but in actuality, you don't take your philosophy seriously enough to recognize the seams. 😉
As far as the topic goes, the best form of government is a fallacious question. The best form of sustainability is basically what King Kandy said, which is also what Jared Diamond has said. It's all very simple really.
Re: Re: What form of government makes the country the most successful?
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Whatever kind of democracy Switzerland has. That place f*ckin' rocks.
Originally posted by Shey Tapani
The Soviet Union collapsed proving that there is no alternative to the free market.
um, those are two extremes. That's like saying that you can either be a dictatorship or exist without laws, no in-between.
The Soviet Union was a planned economy, it collapsed. Every time a free market economy has ever been attempted, it became corrupt and collapsed in less than five years. Free market economies cannot last because they encourage conglomeration and collusion between businesses which eventually start to have a corrupting influence on government. What your left with is a small number of large corporations essentially owning and running everything, they grow kleptocratic, grab as much money as they can before society and the economy crumbles, and then get out of town. Check out South America in the 80's.