Re: govt. as conversation piece

John Paul May (jpm@TWEB.COM)
Sun, 31 Dec 1995 12:27:17 -0600

>It's a fun topic to roll back and forth on our virtual tabletop, a game
>we can all play without consequence (nothing we say will likely affect
>things bigger than ourselves, but that is fun, too).
>

'Thoughts have consequences', don't you think Richard?

This right here is (part of) the boiling ferment that shapes tomorrows, maybe.

>Can we imagine different futures, with different governments?
>
>What could they be like?
>

I guess the overall 7,000 year trend of moving from

god-like rulers on high

--> to -->

prosaic arrangements for administring public sewers, etc.

will continue

>I think Greg is right about us needing a federal government, and we
>certainly couldn't change anything quickly (or shouldn't, I would say),
>but what would we ideally want a government to do, or to be like?
>
>Do any of you have a great government at home to recommend to us?
>
>Richard, curious how things are in other places.
>.......................................................
>Richard Ginn - rlg1@cornell.edu - tel. +1 607-277-5058
>510 Utica Street
>Ithaca, New York, USA 14850
>
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Happy New Year!

where the hell is everyone ?

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