overgrowthegovt
02-13-2009, 11:46 PM
For me, it would be...
War would NEVER be an option for ANY reason, with the exception of repelling a direct invasion, or coming to the aid of a cause as clearly and concisely legitimate as World War II.
Political discourse would be open and honest, with politicians bluntly speaking their mind instead of reading out squeaky-clean speeches tailored so as not to possibly offend anyone who walks the earth.
Possession or use of any drug would be completely legal, as would the sale of pot and the psychedelics...sale of the really hard drugs would be the only punishable drug offence.
Education would be radically re-vamped...from a very early age, there would be a great focus on teaching free thought and deductive reasoning, teaching them how to examine every piece of evidence and not to get hoodwinked by flashy rhetoric, the fate of most people.
Sex would not have the dirty stigma that it currently does, but seen as a healthy expression of one's desires, whether those be to make love to one person they love or to go around fucking whomever they please...no matter.
Knowledge and investigation would be greatly valued and encouraged, with great focus on reading the great ideas of history's thinkers. We need to get general knowledge levels up again, after they've crumbled so badly over the last half century or so. The nation would not revolve around video games and vacuous entertainment...they've taken far too much of an intellectual toll.
Finally, people would truly be viewed as individuals rather than as pigeon-holed members of communities. Even in our officially post-discrimination society, it is detrimental that people are lumped together. One wouldn't be viewed, for example, as a gay black male, but simply as a person who happens to be gay, and black, and male, which no one would really think about. Officially celebrating the achievements of allegedly disadvantaged groups does more harm than good, lumping them together and lowering expectation.
You go.
War would NEVER be an option for ANY reason, with the exception of repelling a direct invasion, or coming to the aid of a cause as clearly and concisely legitimate as World War II.
Political discourse would be open and honest, with politicians bluntly speaking their mind instead of reading out squeaky-clean speeches tailored so as not to possibly offend anyone who walks the earth.
Possession or use of any drug would be completely legal, as would the sale of pot and the psychedelics...sale of the really hard drugs would be the only punishable drug offence.
Education would be radically re-vamped...from a very early age, there would be a great focus on teaching free thought and deductive reasoning, teaching them how to examine every piece of evidence and not to get hoodwinked by flashy rhetoric, the fate of most people.
Sex would not have the dirty stigma that it currently does, but seen as a healthy expression of one's desires, whether those be to make love to one person they love or to go around fucking whomever they please...no matter.
Knowledge and investigation would be greatly valued and encouraged, with great focus on reading the great ideas of history's thinkers. We need to get general knowledge levels up again, after they've crumbled so badly over the last half century or so. The nation would not revolve around video games and vacuous entertainment...they've taken far too much of an intellectual toll.
Finally, people would truly be viewed as individuals rather than as pigeon-holed members of communities. Even in our officially post-discrimination society, it is detrimental that people are lumped together. One wouldn't be viewed, for example, as a gay black male, but simply as a person who happens to be gay, and black, and male, which no one would really think about. Officially celebrating the achievements of allegedly disadvantaged groups does more harm than good, lumping them together and lowering expectation.
You go.