as i see it, transitioning between democracy, communism, authoritarian or whatever governmental system in place towards this self governed utopian concept will not happen. mankind does have a tendancy towards certain natures, and many people worldwide would see it as a chance to extort or take action out of a greedy nature.
imo education cannot and will not alter nature, unless you're talking about mental re-programming/mindwashing of the masses. in theory if human nature wasnt so skewed this system might work but i dont see it happenning for humankind as we know it.
@ Mister Sandman: Religion is not defined by a belief system. if you look at any religion, you will see SOME form of order, some form of doctrine or religious texts (to Christianity it is the Bible, for Islam there is the Quoran (sp?) etc.). if you look at an atheist, they beleive there is no god. they dont subscribe to a doctrine/text that states there is no god, infact views vary greatly within the atheist community, some beleive there is a god, some dont. some are searching, some are avoiding. i think it was Kit-fox or [KMA] Avenger who used the example of the little green men? thinking/beleiving that there is something out there other than the human race or any terrestrial organism does not constitute religion.
Mister Sandman wrote:A real dictionary definitions:
[spoiler]http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion
re⋅li⋅gion
/rɪˈlɪdʒən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ri-lij-uhn] Show IPA
–noun
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.
3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.
4. the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion.
5. the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith.
6. something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience: to make a religion of fighting prejudice.[/spoiler]
green highlights show the bits you *conveniently* ignored.
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agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.>ritual observances<
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beliefs and practicesself explanatory. atheists do not have a set beleif, yet by your logic they hold to a religion?
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ritual observance of faith.repetition much?
Mister Sandman wrote:1. A communist society gives no oppression. The name given easily identifies the type of governing control.
do the words "Not One Step Backwards!" mean anything to you? the original theory of Communism wouldve been something great, but as with human nature comes abuse of the system, then those words "Not One Step Backwards!".... How would you like to be forced by your government to fight a war? yes the western world did this too in wars past when military personnel were low.
However, we never treated Manpower the same as ammunition. in wartime i beleive in the WWII era, parts of the Russian military (or USSR at the time) would be marched before German gun emplacements, the theory was 'we have 1,000,000 men, they have less ammo then that.' the idea was to march hoardes of troops into gunfire directly, hopefully one of them takes out a German Soldier etc, but the major goal was to deplete the enemy MG positions of their ammo stores.
they treated lives as ammo, expendable, and with the notion of "for the fatherland", "for the state" etc. to motivate them. another good example would be their fighter jets, of which only in the past few decades have they bothered encorporating ejector seats into the design.
TLDR: while communist russia wasnt a true communist nation, it was still founded on it, so you saying "a communist nation does not opress", i find to be complete ignorance.
Mister Sandman wrote:[color=#FFFF00]2. Yes, the whole discourse of your belief system forms a religion.
Ive already adressed this.
Mister Sandman wrote:Sarcasm doesnt elude me, Im just reassuring the truth.
evidently it does.
Mister Sandman wrote:Because you cannot have a perfect system , and yes you implied anarchy, aka self governance. Educated people are corrupt maybe even more corrupt than simple people. A perfect world would be a world without sin. Aka Not possible yet. Therefore we should choose the lesser of the evils... which is communism.
1: this world will never be perfect, you say you're a christian, you should know this. read Genesis in the Bible again, note after the serpent tempted Eve, then Eve tempted Adam, it was referred to as the 'fall of man'.
2: anarchy does not equal self governing. anarchy happens when order in this self governing system (or any system for that matter) degrades and there is no governing, there's just a 'look out for number one' mentality for the masses. obviously this may result in mob rule, factions, or just people fighting to get what they want when they want, and not having consideration for anyone else.
Mister Sandman wrote:and To your previous question, I can separate my ego from myself.
then do so from time to time. it helps us take you seriously.
~soul