Talk:Scenario: Contact!

E- Democracy.
Isnt that a high tech version of Mob rule? Something James Madison warned about? Buk5 21:22, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Digital Democracy
James Madison was not alone in warning us about Mob Rule, all of the founders feared it, but this form of government is predicated on Jefferson's idea that a well educated populace is the only one capable of total democratic self-governance.


 * But still, Plato wrote "Democracy Leads to Anarchy, which is Mob Rule", and Look at Dihydrogen Monoxide! If there was a referendum to ban it, people would overwhelming vote yes.

And is a map forthcoming?

I am surprised India buys it, given its industrial base as well as its vast pool of soldiers.

Another argument against direct democracy is that if the majority agree, anything goes. Buk5 19:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

And as for digital democracy and a Referendum on each law: "in a democracy, fifty-one percent can take away the rights of fourty-nine percent"  Aaron Russo, Mad as Hell. Buk5 08:51, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Tibet
The amount of ethnic tibetans is less than 10 million. I do not see how they can be capable of taking on the dirge, especially if many of them are strict adherents to a religion that has among its main tenets pacifism, and many of them are unarmed. China should still be able to maintain control of them.

That was why i put in India instead. They are more viable as a superstate than Tibet because of their military strength. Buk5 07:41, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi like the senario and the time line are you going to add more to it soon?