7 Reasons Not to Have a President
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This document outlines 7 reasons for a new governance system beyond the traditional presidential system. It argues that power corrupts those who seek it, and that having a president leads to the erosion of individual freedom and plays into a "great lie" that the government represents the people. It suggests civilization and our current system have been brutalizing and that history teaches we don't learn from its lessons. In summary, the document advocates for a new governance system beyond a presidency due to the corrupting nature of power and authority, the erosion of individual freedoms a strong central government causes, and the need to learn from history's mistakes around authoritarian rule.
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- 2. “ ” Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job It is a well-known fact that those people who want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. ~Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1
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- 4. “ ” The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority ~Stanley Milgram. We have an entire nation playing the victim, caught-up in a viciously co-dependent chain of obedience. 3
- 5. “ ” The Great Lie – “I, the state, am the people.” Government of the people, by the people, for the people. ~Abraham Lincoln. the purpose of the state is to ensure a balance between individual freedom and the common good by putting limits on the pursuit of self- interest. the growth of the state has led to the erosion of individual freedom 4
- 6. “ ” Civilization is not civilized, if it is, then the Great Lie is that civilization is good for us! ~John Trudell Civilization, which brought us our current governance system, Has Literally Been The Most Blood-thirsty Brutalizing System Ever Imposed Upon This Planet. 5
- 7. “ ” Men Do Not Learn Very Much From The Lessons Of History Is The Most Important Of All The Lessons That History Has To Teach ~Aldous Huxley 6
- 8. “ ” Real leaders don’t need followers. They don’t even need power. They Lead By Prestigious Example The typical person seeking to become president falls under an authoritarian bent. Which is all the more reason why we don’t need a president to begin with. 7