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RE: Divided by Government – United on Principles
All very well.
I even agree with most of it.
However I've recently come to the conclusion (based on life long experience and observation) that any group larger than about a hundred and fifty (Dunbar's number)
is insane.
Just as a stopped clock is right twice a day, insane organizations sometimes do things right.
But not often.
I have no idea how to fix the "problem" (it has to do with wetware ) but we need to keep it in mind.
It's an interesting problem, isn't it? We can recognize basic principles as individuals, but throw a large crowd of people together and they tend to collectively turn to madness.
Regarding governments, the proposed and enacted solutions have been to try to coerce people to "sanity" or morality (assuming that it's even necessary in the first place). Clearly, that hasn't worked well. We must find a better way - and it starts with understanding ourselves and our own desires when interacting with other people on an individual basis.
The founding fathers had a clue. They recommended small holdings, small governments and small business. The problem is size. Large is insane.