Ok, to get the ball rolling, if I could create a country from scratch, including its culture, here's what I'd create :
How it would be run :
No political parties
No politicians
No elections
No government
Citizens would propose and vote on laws
They would not vote simply on a system of yes or no, they would be able to vote in terms of degrees of preference
The final outcome on laws wouldbe a fair and practical compromise wherever possible
There would be a constitution based on basic values, the main one being freedom
When judging on whether a law is within the constitution or not, it would be assessed on the basis that it doesn't violate those values. Wherever there's conflict, one value may have priority over another
It would be a confederation of confederations. Each region of the country would be free to leave the country and become an separate state. Within each region, you could have subregions, which would be states in themselves, and within that region too.
The constitution would apply to all states in the country, however each state could have different laws or variations of it, as long as they're within the constitution.
Anyone would be able to form their own currency
There would be no national curriculum for schools
Prisons would merely be places of detention for people who pose a danger to the public, not places of punishment. Those who aren't a danger to the public would not go to jail. Jail sentences would be avoided as much as possible, and kept as short as possible.
There would be no land ownership. It would be called land custody, in recognition of the fact that no one actually owns land.
There would be no compulsory tax.
The state would create money from scratch and would never run out.
The culture :
Society would be a mixture of people living in permanent addresses, people with no fixed address, travellers, and tribes. There would be no stigma about being homeless, in fact it would be an admired lifestyle choice, which a lot of people would experience at some point in their lives. Community spirit would be strong, and most people would generally know their neighbours very well, and many people in their community. And they'd help each other a lot, and stand up for each other when necessary. The level of self esteem of the people would generally be extremely high. The focus of life for most people would be : experience life, learn, evolve, be happy. Financial wealth would not get as much attention, and would not be as much of a goal or a focus, as it is in the present current system. There would be a huge amount of diversity in the people, their houses, lifestyles, how they dress, their personalities.
How it would be run :
No political parties
No politicians
No elections
No government
Citizens would propose and vote on laws
They would not vote simply on a system of yes or no, they would be able to vote in terms of degrees of preference
The final outcome on laws wouldbe a fair and practical compromise wherever possible
There would be a constitution based on basic values, the main one being freedom
When judging on whether a law is within the constitution or not, it would be assessed on the basis that it doesn't violate those values. Wherever there's conflict, one value may have priority over another
It would be a confederation of confederations. Each region of the country would be free to leave the country and become an separate state. Within each region, you could have subregions, which would be states in themselves, and within that region too.
The constitution would apply to all states in the country, however each state could have different laws or variations of it, as long as they're within the constitution.
Anyone would be able to form their own currency
There would be no national curriculum for schools
Prisons would merely be places of detention for people who pose a danger to the public, not places of punishment. Those who aren't a danger to the public would not go to jail. Jail sentences would be avoided as much as possible, and kept as short as possible.
There would be no land ownership. It would be called land custody, in recognition of the fact that no one actually owns land.
There would be no compulsory tax.
The state would create money from scratch and would never run out.
The culture :
Society would be a mixture of people living in permanent addresses, people with no fixed address, travellers, and tribes. There would be no stigma about being homeless, in fact it would be an admired lifestyle choice, which a lot of people would experience at some point in their lives. Community spirit would be strong, and most people would generally know their neighbours very well, and many people in their community. And they'd help each other a lot, and stand up for each other when necessary. The level of self esteem of the people would generally be extremely high. The focus of life for most people would be : experience life, learn, evolve, be happy. Financial wealth would not get as much attention, and would not be as much of a goal or a focus, as it is in the present current system. There would be a huge amount of diversity in the people, their houses, lifestyles, how they dress, their personalities.
