whpearson and blogospheroid seemed to misunderstood what I said, so I’ll clarify my comments, since I wasn’t being clear.
I don’t think that people come up with new governments for the sole purpose of testing or implementing them. I think that people sometimes come up with new governments as a way to come up a simple answer* to the problems facing society, so they don’t have to think any more about those problems, or waste resources trying to fix these problems conventionally.
*To them, at least. The point of coming up with a new government is to persuade themselves, not others.
whpearson and blogospheroid seemed to misunderstood what I said, so I’ll clarify my comments, since I wasn’t being clear.
I don’t think that people come up with new governments for the sole purpose of testing or implementing them. I think that people sometimes come up with new governments as a way to come up a simple answer* to the problems facing society, so they don’t have to think any more about those problems, or waste resources trying to fix these problems conventionally.
*To them, at least. The point of coming up with a new government is to persuade themselves, not others.