Peaceful Politics Part 2: Exploring the Utopian Nature of Republics and Democracies

In part 1 of this series we discussed the brutal nature of republics and democracies; and concluded that both ideologies are simply modern replications of the failed aristocratic governments that were devised in ancient times.

Since we have explored the violent aspects of these control systems, it is now important for us to recognize how these ideas are truly obsessive-compulsive and utopian in nature.

The state of our civilization is absolutely abysmal, so it really is not too unreasonable to suggest that we need a whole new way of doing business; a whole new way of structuring our society that has yet to be attempted. As Einstein noted: the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. With that being said, how insane is it that our species has attempted to recreate the same failed civilizations time and time again?

Yet, unfortunately, whenever someone suggests that we take a new approach at organizing our society, they are the ones who are called insane, or at very least “utopian”.

The whole idea behind a “utopia” is to create a perfect society. This sounds great and all, but history has shown us that all attempts to create a utopia have come at very high costs and have been riddled with violence. In short, things have been forced.

It seems that the path to the promised land has always been littered with corpses, because those in power have insisted on using violence and subjugation to force their will onto the rest of the population in failed attempts to create what they felt the ideal society would be. If anything, I would argue that our society is currently operating according to a utopian perspective. It is idealistic and perfectionistic to think that a small portion of society is capable of creating a world of peace and freedom by committing acts of violence, making threats, and imposing laws that they themselves refuse to follow.

What we have now, and what has come before us, that is utopian. To suggest that a more peaceful way of doing things would bring about a better society, that on the other hand is not utopian.

Of course, this is not how we are taught to look at things through the media and government schooling. Through these channels we are led to believe that society as it is right now is the pinnacle of human achievement; and to think otherwise is unrealistic, idealistic, utopian, or even “extreme”.

I guarantee you that the day before slavery was outlawed, there were slave owners claiming that it was absolutely impossible for the slaves to be free. Sadly, the majority of the slaves actually believed this lie, or else they would have long before overran the plantations and declared their own freedom. This is because in every case of subjugation throughout history, the oppressors have depended on various forms of mental coercion to exploit their neighbors.

The threat of violence simply is not enough to make people submit to authority; therefore, those in power create philosophies that justify the needless suffering that the majority of society is forced to endure.

Next week, I will expand on this idea and explore the real world consequences of political philosophy.

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READ PART 1:
Exploring The Brutal Nature of Republics and Democracies (Part 1)