Who really is in control? The governments are made up of careerists some of whom manage to stay elected to office most of their adult lives,
But do they actually hold any power?
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Kwek00 · 41-45, M
In these liberal constitutional frameworks, power is difused over the governement, midfield organisations and those that can organise and vote.
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@Bc8627 You know, if you want power to be more concentrated you should at least give it to someone you really trust. But those that seek power, are ussually people that are easily corrupted by it... so you run the danger of creating something dangerous. Even if this person would do his job and not become corrupt, you have now created a system where it will only take time for someone that will abuse it to grab power.
To give a simple annalogy, have you seen "Black Panther"? The entire "yay Wakanda" thing? Well, that's kinda absurd to a person that thinks like me, since Wakanda was an absolute monarchy. And it's portrayed to have been ruled by "wise kings" and everyone is happy [i](how romantic can you get)[/i]. But the system failed the moment someone took power the moment an asshole sat on the throne, shit just hit the fan. That's what happens if you concentrate power.
Liberals had a bit of a frustration just because their point of reference was a time of absolute monarchies, so they tried to difuse power in their systems of thought. It's that system that is more or less implemented in most western countries today. But difusing power, also creates problems, mainly that certain descisions take a long time to make or are never made at all. There is also verry little long term vision that can be implemented since power wheels every 4-8 years.
I personally favor the current problematic system over the old problematic system, since individuals and the people at least have some protection and something to contribute. Where we as a civilisation failed, is educating people on how to use the system, what the principles are, why it's there, etc... the fundamentals and the why are seriously underappreciated because people just don't know. And if you don't know a lot about this system, then you don't know how to use it or how it can work for you... but those that seek power know how to use it and they know how it will work for them. And the fact that the system is pretty chaotic and complex just because power is so difuse, makes it an easy target for people with simplistic narratives to create the perception that it's broken. It's kinda sad really.
To give a simple annalogy, have you seen "Black Panther"? The entire "yay Wakanda" thing? Well, that's kinda absurd to a person that thinks like me, since Wakanda was an absolute monarchy. And it's portrayed to have been ruled by "wise kings" and everyone is happy [i](how romantic can you get)[/i]. But the system failed the moment someone took power the moment an asshole sat on the throne, shit just hit the fan. That's what happens if you concentrate power.
Liberals had a bit of a frustration just because their point of reference was a time of absolute monarchies, so they tried to difuse power in their systems of thought. It's that system that is more or less implemented in most western countries today. But difusing power, also creates problems, mainly that certain descisions take a long time to make or are never made at all. There is also verry little long term vision that can be implemented since power wheels every 4-8 years.
I personally favor the current problematic system over the old problematic system, since individuals and the people at least have some protection and something to contribute. Where we as a civilisation failed, is educating people on how to use the system, what the principles are, why it's there, etc... the fundamentals and the why are seriously underappreciated because people just don't know. And if you don't know a lot about this system, then you don't know how to use it or how it can work for you... but those that seek power know how to use it and they know how it will work for them. And the fact that the system is pretty chaotic and complex just because power is so difuse, makes it an easy target for people with simplistic narratives to create the perception that it's broken. It's kinda sad really.