Saturday, September 13, 2014

No Nation is perfect; some Nations are 'badly' organized into political Institutions.

No Nation is perfect; some are badly organized into political Institutions. Being badly organized, is already a 'bad place' to start, but then again, the 'human condition' is itself, not perfect either. Of course, this brings us back to the constitution of a Democracy. But, I don't want to emphasize that too strongly,( just now) at the very beginning of an analysis of our political Institutions. Examine the nature of political Institutions and we find that Individual, or Individuals, first initiated or organized themselves into a political Institution. Of course, the Family was the first 'human Institution', but as humans began to multiply, humans began to organize into small groups, which grew larger and larger. Eventually, the groups in a particular geographical area organized themselves into tribes, etc. with an Identity that applied to the particular area. These Families and 'small groups', or tribes, can be called 'political institutions', but they are held together by 'blood', not the political Institution. All political Institutions are held together by 'Law', 'social mores', political power, or, something similar, but that only means that Individuals within the Nation can do things, this way, and not the other way. So where and when did Nations begin to form an Identity, and set boundaries to a geographical area that attributes an identity, to that area, and establishes a Political Identity? Of course, this is the point where, the history of the 'peopling' of the area, and the 'forms of Governments', begin to be institutionalized. Where do Nations get their Power? Well, we know that its always the People in a 'condition of togetherness' that is basic to the 'forms' of the first Governments. Its their Government, its the Peoples government. Here, enters democracy. So what are the problems of a Democracy? The big answer, is the 'imperfect Individuals' that are 'necessary' to the democracy, and that are, themselves 'imperfect'. 'God' help the Planet; 'God' help the human condition. How can People begin to 'see' that every Individual is the same, no matter the geographic area, or, the political Institution? Democratic, or not, a Political Institution, should mean, 'living together' in the best way possible.

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