Thank you brother!
Finally something that makes sense.
The further we look into this thing the more we may find that our form of government is a mixture of many of these purist definitions. I know of no nation ruled by one of the structured definitions listed in The ISM textbook.
Russia under "communism" and today is run by an oligarchy. The United States has deep underlying trends of both capitalism and socialism. Neither of which we should let get out of control. Even Iran is not a pure theocracy. Witness its three-way struggle of Islam, a growing middle class and the oligarchy ruling class.
And, should our personal fears ever waver, we will find good AND bad in each of these pure ISM definitions. Much like making a living off the sale of guns and sacret texts the world over, those who rely on fear and ignorance to spread their unjust hatreds try to push us all into a little box: the better to pick us off one by one to satisfy their personal ambitions. Make no mistake, these people are our true enemies!
The fact is that our natural tendency is to break ourselves up into tribal groups. Not a good ideal in a world inhabited by near eight billion people in the midst of an information age that notifies a Nordic medical assistant of the thoughts of an Egyptian activist swayed by the teachings of an American populist who adheres to the teachings of a late 19th century economists who was reacting to the European empires and American Tea Pot Dome scandal of his day.
Add any argument you wish into the above statement, the result is the same. It is a brave new world and we are running head long into another dark ages brought on by our tribal fears, ignorance and hatred.
Look only to the many times we, as people, have been snookered into buying into some CAUSE only to find out later that we had again been had.
And, as is the human nature, we are blaming the results on each other and NOT OURSELVES. Again, I charge us who are free as negligent! Time to quit BRAYING about your inheritance and start EARNING it gentlemen.
Say, if I were in total power and if I were confronted with The Information Age, I think that I might cut my losses and use it to my advantage.
Lets see:
1) They can be controlled by their natural traits.
2) I'll use ignorance and tribalism ... those direct results of the primal motive fear.
3) I know they are lazy and sheep by nature.
3) I can get to more of them through this new medium.
4) Boy oh boy, I can really use this one against them.
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now there's a symbol for you.