[–] trollification ago
This is exactly why there is so much division in the country right now. The reality is that there can never be a perfect version of government. The basic notion of government is in and of itself negative - so any other iteration of it is just going to be negative. The issue is was people consider to be an "acceptable" level for that negativity.
A lot of people now feel more government is better - more control, more laws, more agencies, more oversight etc. I generally believe that smaller/lesser is better. Less babysitting, less bureaucracy. Goverment's purpose should be to maintain shared infrastructure (roads, bridges, tolls, libraries), provide for common defense (military, national guard, border security) and ideally manage a currency (backed by real value). other than that, individual states should be allowed to govern themselves.
[–] trucking_foal 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
My perfect government would be the one I naively thought existed when I was a kid. A Just, fair and righteous governing body that prioritized on each persons individual rights. A constitutional republic.
[–] SarMegahhikkitha 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Rather than say what's best, I'll just list types of governance over history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Judges
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Shmuel+Alef+8
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+2:21
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazars#Royal_Diarchy_with_sacral_Qa.C4.9Fanate
[–] Hektik 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Democratic Socialism. If man wasn't corrupt this would be the best of both worlds. Minimist Capitolism for the "rich" and a social net for the poor. Add in the original 20yrs(-) for patent rights this from of government would be the best.
Capitalism is still rewarded but taxed, Patents are still protected. In one life time or a few the innovation is there to continue R&D. Essentially, you can't have full capitalism and full communism as a gauge of equality. Corporations controlling gov't is neither democratic nor socialism for the uneducated.
[–] Codewow 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
Truly I don't believe there is a "perfect" government. I think democracy is probably the best in theory, but unless it's used as it should be and not corrupted by people wanting to control everything for their own gain, it's not worth it. But maybe I'm looking at it wrong.
[–] Antiseed117 4 points -1 points 3 points (+3|-4) ago
A govt run by engineers and scientists may suffice.
[–] iamrage [S] 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
You're getting heavily downvoted, but are getting no explanation as to why this wouldn't work.
Take China as an example. Eight out of the nine top government officials in China have scientific backgrounds. Presidential canditate Tony Tan, who has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. President Hu Jintao was trained as a hydraulic engineer and Premier Wen Jiabao as a geomechanical engineer. China isn't the only case. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has a doctorate in physical chemistry, and, going back a bit, Margaret Thatcher earned a degree in chemistry.
Do politicians with scientific backgrounds see things differently when in government? It's certainly possible, but I can't say for absolutely certain.
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[–] putinpunhere 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
With a bit of theocracy, they'll need a religious-like following to secure their power if they want to keep it.
[–] putinpunhere ago
Yes, @Antiseed117 just gave us the definition of technocracy more or less...
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[–] putinpunhere ago
But we can create the best government.