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Sinthorion wrote: It depends on the type of government. As long as it's not the people who decide what's happening to them, a strong central government is counter-productive. A strong but decentralised government makes it easier to involve the people in large countries.

There is a flaw in this (mainly democracy in its purest), seen long ago by a greek philosopher who's name I forget. Often, the people do not know to judge what is best for them. Recently, many elections for parliament or even presidencial office have taken the shape of pure populist rallies, containing little solutions to real problems. Look at the British vote for leaving the EU. Most of those supporting it had no idea what impact it would have on anything. They simply felt motivated by politicians calling it "The Fight for British Independance", which is utterly pathetic. This decision will likely lead to great instability in the UK (London made a petition for independance, Scotland is likely to have another referendum). Should government really represent such persuasions?