Message from @Denning
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Awww
does government have other duties?
Of course.
Sorry mate
Maintain an Army and a Navy, faithfully execute law, protect people's rights, etc.
the very nature of a military implies loyalty
Overall, government duty is to provide opportunity to those who don't have many,
so your proposed state would still be hierarchical
Only if the military ruled.
My proposed state would be constitutional.
is this acceptable despite the threat of inequality?
No hierarchy.
There will always be a threat of inequality.
Through a constitutional state, that threat will be minimized.
why exist with the threat when you can eliminate it entirely tho
constitutional states don't really last
but constitutions have historically more served to guarantee the rights of those in power than the other way around
You can't eliminate inequality though
They will last if you enforce the law faithfully.
It's all about maintaining a republic.
How do you ensure the law is enforced though?
It's in plain writ.
Direct democracy in the republic?
No democracy.
Only a constitutional republic.
words on parchment don't mean anything if you don't have people to represent it
Wait so how does that work>
so how is the government determined?
If presented, the people would prefer a constitutional republic.
It gives the people the power.
Government then become representational extensions of the people.
Wait but people don't vote?
Or the people act as their own representatives?
The people act as their own representation.
how do you stop representatives from becoming a class of their own?
Voting is pointless for the most part.
Nice
politics as an industry the way we see today?
We do away with representatives.
No the people are their own representatives