Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
I got thinking on that communism thread: is there a way to have it work that we haven't thought of yet? Not that I'm condoning Communism, or saying the US needs to do this or anything, I'm just brainstorming.
So, up until now, Communist governments have been the following:
dictatorships
oligarchies
capitalist! (china cough cough)
atheistic
So, I figure that the ideal communist society would be religious, perhaps to the extent of a state religion, and would be democratically run.
Even better, how about the Roman Republican system? You've heard me rant about this system before. It seems to lend itself most to the idea, being a good compromise between a true democracy, which obviously could not hope to work in any modern nation bigger than Andorra, and the Federal Republican system with it's central power based in the exective branch; remember, we're shying away from centralized power.
Yes, it's true the consuls are an oligarchy of sorts, but hardly in the same ballpark as the communist oligarchies we've seen.
The idea of a state religion comes into play partly by the fact that all past communist nations have been atheist. Religion, and in particular, state religion, bring that idea of brotherly love and mutual respect into everyday life. The people have more of a reason to identify with oneanother, are more likely to want to help oneanother out, less likely to take advantage of oneanother, and can hold eachother morally accountable.
All this, combined with the American court system, would make for one hell of a communist country, don't you think? It would make it easier to practice something closer to true communism.
What do you guys think about this?
So, up until now, Communist governments have been the following:
dictatorships
oligarchies
capitalist! (china cough cough)
atheistic
So, I figure that the ideal communist society would be religious, perhaps to the extent of a state religion, and would be democratically run.
Even better, how about the Roman Republican system? You've heard me rant about this system before. It seems to lend itself most to the idea, being a good compromise between a true democracy, which obviously could not hope to work in any modern nation bigger than Andorra, and the Federal Republican system with it's central power based in the exective branch; remember, we're shying away from centralized power.
Yes, it's true the consuls are an oligarchy of sorts, but hardly in the same ballpark as the communist oligarchies we've seen.
The idea of a state religion comes into play partly by the fact that all past communist nations have been atheist. Religion, and in particular, state religion, bring that idea of brotherly love and mutual respect into everyday life. The people have more of a reason to identify with oneanother, are more likely to want to help oneanother out, less likely to take advantage of oneanother, and can hold eachother morally accountable.
All this, combined with the American court system, would make for one hell of a communist country, don't you think? It would make it easier to practice something closer to true communism.
What do you guys think about this?
