Thread: What is your definition of Freedom - Is a Utopia possible

I think it's important to keep government as localized as possible for that very instance, and to keep everything unrelated to local government out of the hands of the higher orders of government. For starters lands should be subdivided into communities around 150 people, and these communities should have the final say over what's done with their property. I've been writing out a new constitution after considering all the tragic flaws in the US govt and it keeps donning on me democracy doesn't work on a large scale, you must always keep it localized. That's why I would have these Communities meet weekly and appoint a councilor to represent their opinion at Municipal Council, and they elect a rep for District Assembly and so forth until you get congress made up of people appointed by their various state republics. This way no one is getting elected via fundraisers and mob fervor, everyone is appointed by respected community members. Everyone is held accountable down the lines. When it comes to global affairs, people are pretty stupid. When it comes to their community, that's the best chance they have of making a smart decision.

But I think the biggest thing that would fix government is if people learned to start listening. It's a tragedy early colonists viewed Natives as savages with nothing to offer because we would have learned how to run government properly from the Sioux Nation. Elders of different villages would meet together in a circle and talk... and then wait for really long periods of time between speakers. Next time you're in an argument with someone, try waiting a good 10 minutes before speaking. Even that, you'll realize, will disarm the argument and turn it into a discussion as well as give you better composition over your thoughts, you know exactly what you want to say but furthermore you're responding better to the other person's approach. If our congress just gave it each other a little needful silence, our credit rating would be fine.