At critical moments in history, certain key countries succumb to mass hysteria. Maniy people go rabid with hate and intolerance. Things become chaotic—and, well… crazy—and no amount of reason can shift the tides. It’s a precursor to cataclysmic events that rattle the world—events like revolution, government overthrow, and war. I’m posting this article on both websites. It’ll be removed from MacyAfterlife after the election, but it’ll stay in the NobleSavage archives (but will remain closed to comments).

Tuesday’s presidential election here in the States is really a battle between two different forms of government—democracy and authoritarianism (a.k.a  “dictatorship”):

• Capitalist democracy has forged the USA over the past two-and-a-half centuries, based on the idea that citizens are willing and able to shape the government to some degree by voting for their leaders. The Democrats (“liberals”) want to preserve that democracy, with Kamala Harris as their president.
• Authoritarian government, or “dictatorship,” is led by people who believe they know what’s best for the country, and the citizens simply have to trust that they’re right. Voting is either abolished, ignored, or rigged to sustain the leadership. The Republicans (“conservatives”) want to establish a government with “Unitary Executive Theory” (a polite name for dictatorship). Donald Trump represents the conservative view.

There are pros and cons with either choice.

#1 Pros and Cons

Here’s the main advantage and the main disadvantage of each type of government.

There are other pros and cons, but to keep things simple, these 4 items are what I consider the most basic:

• Democratic advantage: There’s an on-going effort among government decision-makers to sustain a balance between freedom and fairness in society.
• Democratic disadvantage: There’s endless debate among political parties and personalities while decisions are being made, resulting in policies that are often weak and compromised.
• Authoritarian advantage: Policies and programs can be established quickly, since there’s no debate.
• Authoritarian disadvantage: The entire society, its economy, and its international policies are determined by a relatively few individuals with inherent human flaws, making government unpredictable at best, and potentially very dangerous, depending on the mental stability, character and personalities of the leaders.

Conditions that Make ANY Government Good or Bad

Any government can be “good” or “bad,” whether it’s democratic, authoritarian, or whatever, and it all depends on how noble or how savage the leaders are in their decision-making. These terms—noble and savage—are not capricious labels put on human behavior, but are meant to represent cosmic principles that have been the same everywhere, always… based on evidence I’ve gathered over the past half-century of research.

Noble motivations foster peace and order. They include love, honesty, tolerance, and empathy.

Savage motivations lead to conflict and chaos. They include hate, lies, intolerance, and self-gratification.

Noble Government

Governments that operate mostly on love, honesty, tolerance, and empathy are the best governments. Period.* Noble motivations like those foster peace and order in society (as well as in the citizens who adopt them for personal living). A noble government includes viable programs for health, education, and welfare, as well as ensuring a good infrastructure for safe, clean transportation and communication, while nurturing a healthy environment.

*… even if government has to resort to savage behavior in times of crisis. This is Planet Earth, after all, where environmental, social, and international forces are often in crisis. Society is like the human body, which has defense mechanisms like white blood cells that are always on call to defend the body against invasive viruses and bacteria, but once the crisis over, the defense system retreats back to base and remains on call.

Savage Government

Governments that operate on hate, lies, intolerance, and self-gratification are the worst governments. Savage motivations like those always lead to conflict and chaos in society (and in the minds and lives of citizens who succumb to that savage way of thinking). When savage motivations become the operational standard of any society, then conflict and chaos become a way of life.

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