This is good. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/03/rory-stewart-interview … Still a bit too much faith left, but the account of lost faith is very well put
It means that the system is beyond repair. Arguing about what candidates people should vote for is useless, indeed harmful.
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That seems a rather fatalistic sentiment. I think it's, at the least, functional. With what would you replace our lame democracy?
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Well, asking that as a serious question is a good start. There are a number of possibilities.
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I'm British, so over here restoration of absolute monarchy is an obvious and attractive option: http://anomalyuk.blogspot.com/2012/09/kingdom-2037.html …
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There are a number of interesting, if immature, ideas around Charter Cities, Neocameralism, other forms of corporate state.
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American federalism allows for a pluralism of forms of government. Republic-of-Venice-style oligarchy? Theocracy?
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Entropy. We have almost achieved political entropy.
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