RE: Government and the failure of it, in all countries, with a twist. part 1.
I decided to come over to read. As usual, I will point up a few weaknesses that always weaken such arguments.
First of all, such idealised states always presume that the majority of people are good. Unfortunately, for that to remain true, the threat of punishment must remain true.
I've seen some really evil people do good deeds or show compassion (mostly for sentimental reasons), so I am not advocating basing our lives on dealing harshly with crime. The other side of the coin is that crime statistics do not follow patterns according (only) to wealth or poverty. It depends a lot on the society and how strong and traditional it is.
People tend to be lazy - not only in matters such as work and duty, but even in matters to do with entertainment.
Fifty years ago, people had hobbies. Now? Texting, or watching tv.
Hobbies do have a civilising effect on people, for people who do something they love doing and strive for excellence, tend to have a more positive outlook (maybe, I am not certain, they also tend to be more family and community orientated).
I need to see a form of psychology used that appeals to the good nature of people, rather than just good intentions enforced by rules.
Sorry, I jumped about like a mexican bean...
Lol Arthur, always the pessimist eh, you would still have rules of law on a common law standing, and take away maritime courts, if you look at some of the countries in the EU they have next to zero repeat offender rates, with more open prisons, not one's that encourage repeat offending, I have researched this, and will present that in a different article, as for tv - I never watch the thing.