Preface
The word "Politics" at least in the modern American usage of the term, is mostly a exercise in covert or overt tribalism, or team sports-cheerleading. Red vs Blue. On some occasions, the word is used to mean the actual finer details of policy making, political bargaining, backroom dealing, compromise, and swaying public opinion.
This thread is not about those things. We have a thread for that already.
The main point of this thread is to examine the question:
What should the qualities and goals of a good government be?(If you dislike the idea of government itself, what are the proper qualities and goals of a civil society?)
Subtopics might include:
What do words/labels such as liberal, conservative, progressive actually mean?
How does a society properly balance individual liberty versus the need to prevent people from harming others?
What role do faith based systems have, if any, in government/society?
What kinds of market systems are most compatible with your ideal view of government?
What are those lizard people up to, anyway?
The word "Politics" at least in the modern American usage of the term, is mostly a exercise in covert or overt tribalism, or team sports-cheerleading. Red vs Blue. On some occasions, the word is used to mean the actual finer details of policy making, political bargaining, backroom dealing, compromise, and swaying public opinion.
This thread is not about those things. We have a thread for that already.
The main point of this thread is to examine the question:
What should the qualities and goals of a good government be?(If you dislike the idea of government itself, what are the proper qualities and goals of a civil society?)
Subtopics might include:
What do words/labels such as liberal, conservative, progressive actually mean?
How does a society properly balance individual liberty versus the need to prevent people from harming others?
What role do faith based systems have, if any, in government/society?
What kinds of market systems are most compatible with your ideal view of government?
What are those lizard people up to, anyway?