civilized peoples dont have a vary good track record of self governing.anarchys can be dicey.even here at NEURO_TALK,we have administrators.granted,democracies hav'nt created any eutopia's as of yet,but the lessor of two evils?if it were'nt for freedoms such as the simple one i'm performing right now[giving my opinion],our leaders would'nt feel quite as obligated to hold our rights[and our ideas] in the light of hope and liberty.no,i'm not a hot blooded patriot,just as much of a realist as i can be.however,every once in awhile,i do allow myself to expect a miracle,anything is possible.the only question is,will i once again "give up five minutes before the miracle?"...you all rock...yours truly,kennyjack .........P.S.a therapist once asked me,does worrying about world events the way you do work for you?because,i think i'd be depressed if i worried myself about things i'm not in control of.after thinking about it awhile[at first, i was mad at him for saying that] i decided to begin giving myself permission to concentrate on my biggest challenge,ME!....again,yours truly,kennyjack P.S.P.S.do what you can for the bees,and....BREATHE

That's a very good sentiment, KennyJack. I agree with you. Why worry about what you can't control and overlook what you can? And as for any type of government creating a utopia, that won't happen until everyone under that government is as good as they want the government to be.