The population of the U.S. was 2.5 million in 1776. Now it is over 330 million.
What kind of person wants to rule over that many people? Is it possible for a psychologically healthy person to want that much power and responsibility?
It seems to me that only a narcissistic sociopath would want to have that much power. Which is why our choices for President will likely once again be between Biden and Trump. Both are autocratic, mean-spirited, lying sociopaths.
IMO, the citizens of the US would be much better off if the US were split up into much smaller countries of between 1 - 3 million people each. Maybe with a Shengen-like agreement which would still allow people to move freely between the countries.
But how to build a constituency for such a change? Suggest it, and many people freak out. Some people have accused me of treason, and called for my death for even suggesting it.
When most countries were ruled by kings, successionn was an often bloody affair as the king's relatives fought for control of the throne. But eventually we figured out a way to change rulers in a mostly peacful, orderly manner via democratic elections.
We need to come up with a widely accepted procedure for countries to peacefully secede from each other. Perhaps it could be done algorithmicly, the way redistricting is done in many states now:
http://autoredistrict.org/
Population grow more than 3 million? You must split into two countries following some mechanism of fair division. Population fall below 500,000? You must merge with a nearby country. The goal would be for all countries to be on roughly equal terms, with no single country wielding inordinate amounts of power.
But would such a system be stable? Free movement would allow people to vote with their feet to countries that were well managed. The population of poorly managed countries would eventually be resorbed into better managed neighbors.
Perhaps states could experiment with peaceful secession on a smaller scale by allowing border cities and counties to switch from one state to a neighboring state.
For example, maybe the border cities and counties of Vermont could vote to merge with New Hampshire. (Or vice versa.)
If both NH and Vermont residents voted to change their borders, would the Federal government really do anything about it?
#archer_politics
#NationalDivorce
What kind of person wants to rule over that many people? Is it possible for a psychologically healthy person to want that much power and responsibility?
It seems to me that only a narcissistic sociopath would want to have that much power. Which is why our choices for President will likely once again be between Biden and Trump. Both are autocratic, mean-spirited, lying sociopaths.
IMO, the citizens of the US would be much better off if the US were split up into much smaller countries of between 1 - 3 million people each. Maybe with a Shengen-like agreement which would still allow people to move freely between the countries.
But how to build a constituency for such a change? Suggest it, and many people freak out. Some people have accused me of treason, and called for my death for even suggesting it.
When most countries were ruled by kings, successionn was an often bloody affair as the king's relatives fought for control of the throne. But eventually we figured out a way to change rulers in a mostly peacful, orderly manner via democratic elections.
We need to come up with a widely accepted procedure for countries to peacefully secede from each other. Perhaps it could be done algorithmicly, the way redistricting is done in many states now:
http://autoredistrict.org/
Population grow more than 3 million? You must split into two countries following some mechanism of fair division. Population fall below 500,000? You must merge with a nearby country. The goal would be for all countries to be on roughly equal terms, with no single country wielding inordinate amounts of power.
But would such a system be stable? Free movement would allow people to vote with their feet to countries that were well managed. The population of poorly managed countries would eventually be resorbed into better managed neighbors.
Perhaps states could experiment with peaceful secession on a smaller scale by allowing border cities and counties to switch from one state to a neighboring state.
For example, maybe the border cities and counties of Vermont could vote to merge with New Hampshire. (Or vice versa.)
If both NH and Vermont residents voted to change their borders, would the Federal government really do anything about it?
#archer_politics
#NationalDivorce