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posted July 14, 2009 03:33 AM |
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I once did a debate that 'Benevolent Dictatorship is preferable to Democracy', on the affirmative side.
Unfortunately it was more of a comedy debate and therefore absolutely none of the points made were actually valid 
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posted July 15, 2009 12:28 AM |
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none. why? because of humane error. easy to corrupt. easy to destroy.
Try me
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posted July 15, 2009 01:06 PM |
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My moral compass is typically a lot stronger then most of the people I know. However, if I ever got in office and somebody offered me a million dollars to vote to reinstate smoking (or similar) I would in a heartbeat.
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posted July 15, 2009 11:35 PM |
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none. why? because of humane error. easy to corrupt. easy to destroy.
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If i give you power,money. you will have to have advisers,statistically speaking,how much of them are biased ? the rest are idiots. who will you listen to?
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posted July 15, 2009 11:41 PM |
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@antipaladin: well of course it isn't that easy. Interesting note however, I would make separate independent advisors, possibly without knowing of each others' existence, and other tracking stuff. Chances would be lower, and they would be afraid of lying or hiding something, because you never know when the others can turn you up. (you know Stalin used to execute a lot of his advisors this way, but I would simply inspire fear, like punishment is law is supposed to).
Plus, every once in a while, I will randomly look into independent reports. Chances are, I can catch lying or corrupt advisors. (of course I wouldn't catch them all, but the THOUGHT that I do that will make them think twice before doing it, out of fear. Just human psychology).
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My moral compass is typically a lot stronger then most of the people I know. However, if I ever got in office and somebody offered me a million dollars to vote to reinstate smoking (or similar) I would in a heartbeat.
The difference is, I wouldn't
Actually, I would try to get that million first in some way, or if I find a loophole in the contract. Remember, a dictator doesn't always follow the rules.
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posted July 15, 2009 11:46 PM |
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of course I wouldn't catch them all, but the THOUGHT that I do that will make them think twice before doing it, out of fear. Just human psychology).
Someone learned from Orwell what he should've learned.
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posted July 15, 2009 11:49 PM |
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Who?
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posted July 16, 2009 12:03 AM |
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George Orwell?
Big brother? 1984?
Animal farm?
Ever heard of teh term: Orwellian future or Orwellian dystopia?
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posted July 16, 2009 12:11 AM |
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I don't know who he is, but reading from the first paragraph in wiki makes me think I like this guy
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posted July 16, 2009 12:26 AM |
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He's... Interesting...
You should read one of his books, takes about four hours to read animal farm...
And, yes, I'm sure every library has at least one copy either english or translated.
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posted July 16, 2009 12:37 AM |
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posted July 16, 2009 12:38 AM |
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Death, have you seriously never heard of Orwell?
What's so surprising about it?
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posted July 16, 2009 12:49 AM |
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posted July 16, 2009 12:50 AM |
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Highly unpopular around here. Actually I didn't even see him on the net with my random searches, so I don't know if he is that popular.
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posted July 16, 2009 01:03 AM |
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Well, political writers anyway, but still, I think it's mandatory reading in a lot of schools...
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posted July 16, 2009 01:22 AM |
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What horrible teacher would force his students to read a POLITICAL book? -.-
Maybe swedish kids are very spoiled (most likely) but I promise if that would happen in my school there would be a huge outrage xD
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posted July 16, 2009 01:27 AM |
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It's advanced level english literature, xerox, say that again in three years 
And ALL good books have a message, George Orwell is just a bit more direct than modernists (I'd call him a realist by the way) or is a bit more respectable than romanticists.
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posted July 16, 2009 01:32 AM |
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I have a copy of Animal Farm in one of my drawers. And yes, it does tend to be mandatory reading in most schools, at some point. 
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posted July 16, 2009 01:43 AM |
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Im reading all the Harry Potter books in english if that counts xD
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posted July 16, 2009 01:48 AM |
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Animal Farm is a brilliant read, particularly because it conveys imminent concerns in a simple manner, and simplicity is supreme. Still, I think he's somewhat (not a lot) overrated overall. 1984 was good but not suburb, as it skipped many of the historical (and to this day, reoccurring) ploys of big government, and Orwell unfortunately didn't take his own advice in real life. I'm not surprised that he wouldn't be as well known in some places though; he's mostly a star in W. Europe and the Americas.
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