*Zaccheus* on 12/4/2007 at 21:21
You mean the intervention in an ongoing conflict? I specifically asked about starting a war.
ValasXitan on 12/4/2007 at 21:26
I just thought the picture was kinda funny.
I'm sure it was meant as joke that exaggerates western history.
Rogue Keeper on 13/4/2007 at 07:00
It does not exaggerate, it just picks up the most "spicy" parts to make that point - under that thin layer of cultured grace, humans were always driven by animalism.
Find a reference to antique pederasty and win a cookie.
scumble on 13/4/2007 at 07:44
Quote Posted by Chimpy Chompy
I do think a more peaceful world is going to require major changes - but I don't see disbanding the concept of government as we currently understand it to be one of them. I understand the problem you outline, I just think that if we reduce governments too much, others will step in and gain influence over our lives instead. Not sure what you mean about structures - I'm sure priests, corporations or warlords could build their own.
I only meant that things like governments have to be supported by the population, the actual system that is. If there isn't a kind of heirarchical society, like the one we're used to, it gets more difficult for a bunch of people to exert power over large territories because people can be more resistant to being ruled from a distance.
I suppose you have to ask the question of whether humans have a natural tendency to split into leaders and followers, and this is partly why we've ended up living in nation states with a lot of centralised authority, leaving most individuals without a lot of influence over how they are ruled.
