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What is the Best Realistic Form of Government?

Absolute Monarchy
21
5%
Constitutional Monarchy
32
8%
Ogliarchy
5
1%
Fascist State
34
9%
Right-Wing Democracy
47
12%
Moderate Democracy
67
17%
Left-Wing Democracy
68
17%
Socialism
40
10%
Communism
44
11%
Anarchy
42
11%
 
Total votes : 400
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Postby Imperial Nilfgaard » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:45 am

Terra Sector Union wrote:One-World Authoritarian State with compulsory military and mandatory education.


This. ^
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Postby Belique » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:06 am

Wytenigistan wrote:I was torn between Constitutional Monarchy and Moderate Democracy.


Monarchy all the way! Hopefully, the king can eventually outmanoevre Parliament and take over everything! But I believe the Parliament should still exist as an advisory council made up of the highest ranking nobles!
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Postby Belique » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:08 am

Imperial Nilfgaard wrote:
Terra Sector Union wrote:One-World Authoritarian State with compulsory military and mandatory education.


This. ^

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Postby Knowlandia » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:08 am

There is no perfect form of government, and the "best" form of government depends on the type of people and land that are being governed.
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Postby New Rhodes » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:08 am

The best form of government is none at all.
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Postby Divair » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:09 am

Arglorand wrote:
Belique wrote:When I have looked at the perfect government, I have always imagined a nearly all-powerful monarch that has a set of Common Laws that he can only change one thing in his reign on. He would be elected by 10 Great Elector-Nobles who decide on who will be the next King. In addition to these limitations, the monarch only reigns for 20 years, but CAN be re-elected.

Your perfect government is Crusader Kings II?

I am only slightly amused.

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Postby Threlizdun » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:09 am

New Rhodes wrote:The best form of government is none at all.

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Postby Britanno » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:13 am

There is no perfect form of government, end of.

No single system works best for every country (eg. A constitutional monarchy works well for Britain, but wouldn't work well for America. A presidential state works for America, but wouldn't work well for Britain).
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Postby Onocarcass » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:14 am

All govt fails eventually
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Postby Britanno » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:19 am

ONOCARCASS wrote:All govt fails eventually


So the solution is to have what would be even more of a failure... no government at all?
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Postby Britanno » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:19 am

Belique wrote:
Wytenigistan wrote:I was torn between Constitutional Monarchy and Moderate Democracy.


Monarchy all the way! Hopefully, the king can eventually outmanoevre Parliament and take over everything! But I believe the Parliament should still exist as an advisory council made up of the highest ranking nobles!


You're a few centuries late mate... talk to the Doctor.
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Postby Belique » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:27 am

New Rhodes wrote:The best form of government is none at all.


Humanity would destroy itself
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Postby Belique » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:28 am

New Rhodes wrote:The best form of government is none at all.


Humanity would destroy itself
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Postby The USOT » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:38 am

I have thought of a mini-topic that relates to the topic at hand but perhaps needs its own thread.

Whilst I think we all mostly agree that there is no one perfect form of government, perhaps a better topic of conversation would be the demonstrably best kind of government.

Now this is very different in an odd way. I for instance dislike monarchy, but I would be hard pressed to disagree with the oppinion that empirically constitutional monarchy has been a pretty damn good form of government, with many of the most well off countries in the world being constitutional monarchies and extremism being seemingly less prevelant in them.
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Postby Kemalist » Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:19 pm

Not that I'm really fond of; but why isn't Theocracy in the list?

A parliamentary republic is the best one.
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Postby Estado Paulista » Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:29 pm

A presidential [sometimes] federal democratic republic.
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Postby Seriong » Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:42 pm

Pure Meritocracy. Otherwise known as capitalism.
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Postby Belique » Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:29 pm

Seriong wrote:Pure Meritocracy. Otherwise known as capitalism.


I find capitalism too unstable...
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Postby Dangelia » Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:49 pm

Belique wrote:
Seriong wrote:Pure Meritocracy. Otherwise known as capitalism.


I find capitalism too unstable...

I'm undecided on this whole socialism, communism, capitalism stuff. If anyone wants to convince me on one economic way over others, just TG me.
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Postby Nuverikstan » Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:14 pm

Dangelia wrote:
Belique wrote:
I find capitalism too unstable...

I'm undecided on this whole socialism, communism, capitalism stuff. If anyone wants to convince me on one economic way over others, just TG me.


Just make it absolute monarchy. It is the same amout of luck as democracy.
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Postby Belique » Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:57 pm

Nuverikstan wrote:
Dangelia wrote:I'm undecided on this whole socialism, communism, capitalism stuff. If anyone wants to convince me on one economic way over others, just TG me.


Just make it absolute monarchy. It is the same amout of luck as democracy.


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Postby Darwinish Brentsylvania » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:17 pm

A capitalist government that supports democracy
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Postby Dangelia » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:19 pm

Semi-socialist semi-federal parliamentary executive constitutional monarchy
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Postby Sanguinea » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:33 pm

Har har, perfect government...a naive notion.
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Postby Threlizdun » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:33 pm

Dangelia wrote:Semi-socialist semi-federal parliamentary executive constitutional monarchy

How does one be semi-socialist or semi-federal?
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