(October 2, 2010 at 7:17 am)Existentialist Wrote:(October 2, 2010 at 6:59 am)padraic Wrote: ALL ideologies are flawed and temporary,the Utopian ones are the most seriously flawed.
I don't mind the Australian version of controlled democracy, as I'm very comfy thank you. Would not live in America unless I was rich enough not to have to pay tax.
The Australian version of controlled democracy is an ideology.
Indeed. However, I did not and do not claim it's perfect. I only claim it suits me because I benefit from it. I'm also fairly confident I'll be dead before it collapses under its own weight.
I suspect most people thought a slave based society was just dandy, unless of course they happened to be a slaves.