Egypt!

[Warby]

Democracy is shit.

*W0rd* high five buddy ^^

sure it might be the lesser of an ocean of evils

but i still think its pathetic that we havent figured out something more optimal by now !

[Steppenwolf]

I just invented technofascism. A supercomputer powered by PS3 chips gets put in charge of everything and he decides which people can stay alive based on their physical and mental abilities. First thing he will put all coders in gulag so that noone can change his programs.

[Sindwiller]

it's naive to think that a revolution ANYWHERE leads to democracy

You must have completely missed the fall of the iron courtain.

Which brought mostly poverty (through rash and cheap privatization forced by the U.S. board of trade) and increased criminality? Also, ask the people over in Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Hungary and others if they're happy with their mad, quasi-autocratic leaders. And while you're there, ask whether the people in former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania etc. are happy with their governments.

On that note, it's naive to think that a revolution ANYWHERE leads to democracy

stuff

The first French revolution ended in a blood bath where several political groups massacred each other and the needs of the people were deglected, followed by a monarchy, followed by a revolution, followed by a decent constitutional monarchy, followed by a revolution, followed by small compromises made by the nobility towards a parlamentarian/representative democracy (which, as a concept, has failed several times, eg. in the world wars, if you don't remember). I think you've also had enough German and Russian history to know how hard it is to direct so much political power in the right direction. Did I mention China?

[Sentura]

Democracy is shit.

*W0rd* high five buddy ^^

sure it might be the lesser of an ocean of evils

but i still think its pathetic that we havent figured out something more optimal by now !

i'm still hoping for meritocracy, but people will never accept that everyone isn't equal... least of all americans.

[Warby]

i'm still hoping for meritocracy, but people will never accept that everyone isn't equal... least of all americans.

i did a quick read on wikipedia and must say i could get behind that ! ... i mean at least we should try it !

[Bunglo]

i'm still hoping for meritocracy, but people will never accept that everyone isn't equal... least of all americans.

Isn't equal in what way?

[Sentura]

i'm still hoping for meritocracy, but people will never accept that everyone isn't equal... least of all americans.

Isn't equal in what way?

wiki meritocracy

[Spatha]

I think a meritocracy would be great in theory, but in practice I think it wouldn't be too long before it became corrupt somewhere, and yeah, America, particularly the latest generation, is deeply ingrained with the idea that everyone is equal, yet the wealth gap grows ever wider. America is a weird place.

[Minos]

this is some fucked up shit man: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ne ... 4593.story