New Scientist: End of nations: Is there an alternative to countries?

Discussion in 'Science and Technology' started by OddTrader, Feb 20, 2017.

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    #21     Feb 24, 2017
  2. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Progressivism = Marxism
     
    #22     Feb 25, 2017
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Model

     
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    #23     Feb 25, 2017
  4. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    On the road (being paved with Statoil's "dirty money" from carbon based fuel) to Marxism. A few more miles to go.
     
    #24     Feb 25, 2017
  5. Might be, I guess just might be, more of a variety of small-scale Civic Nationalism for individual states, of which all are under a World Constitution in order to resolve/co-ordinate mainly global issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism

    With small scale state government, the administration structure and running costs for a state would be kept to minimum.

    Every state can simply mind it's own business. With minimal interference from other states. Nor trying to apply any unnecessary interference to any other states.

    Elections would be basically limited to only state elections. Maximum transparency of government activities. Minimum corruption can be seen.

    No more superpower nations!


     
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    #25     Feb 25, 2017
  6. Why should a citizen's daily life and rights, including abortion/LGBT/legal drug/gun control/schooling/medical treatment/etc as well as other issues for minimum wage/immigrant nurses number/etc, who is living in Los Angeles California, be designed/decided/controlled/dictated by some bodies who are living and working 10 states far away by 3,700 km/ 2,299 miles from Washington, D.C.?

    Is that truly democracy? Liberty and freedom? That we really want and like?

     
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    #26     Feb 26, 2017
  7. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…"

    Churchill
     
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  8. The reality is an unhealthy financial stability of the US Treasury debt would easily cause serious huge financial impact of the whole world, including China and Russia.

    Probably even worse than a worldwide war!


     
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    #28     Feb 26, 2017
  9. jem

    jem

    like reagan said... and trump knows... the good policies are no longer the policies of the democrat party.

    How much have the democrats become big gov't commies? Just think that Kennedy would be a true conservative on many issues today. you lefties all would hate him and the establishment would also give him problems.

    He was for tax cuts to stimulate the economy
    you would call him all the the names you call Trump.

    remember - Reagan said he did not change the democrats did.

    and that in a nutshell is what wrong with America today.
    the democrats and republicans both work for the the people who use to just run one party. there was an opposition party.

    Democrats were against big controlling govt that sucked up to corporations.
    Remember when you all were against the man?
    Now you want the man to give out free shit in exchange for liberty and your thoughts. Something the man will gladly do.


     
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    #29     Feb 26, 2017
  10. https://elitetrader.com/et/threads/...in-economic-growth.307186/page-5#post-4414682

     
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    #30     Feb 26, 2017