A few observations - and with no intention of getting too far off-topic
1) The various ideas regarding the relationship of people to their government was exhaustively discussed by the USA's "Founding Fathers" in the years between our (successful) revolution and our adoption of a constitution. The authors referenced virtually every manner tried - from the Swiss to the Iroquois, as well as the better known Greeks and Romans - and had some very lively discussions. Many of these are still published in book form as "The Federalist Papers." Alexis De Tocqueville also reported on our system in action during its' early years, in "Democracy in America."
I'd like to think that they came up with the best arrangement yet.
2) As for the virtues of various economic arrangements, it's still hard to top Adam Smith and "The Wealth of nations." He wrote somewhat before the leftist revolutionaries, and his views are completely in opposition with most of what is put forth as "economics" these days.
Please do not confuse the USA "today" with the USA "as designed." That's still a lively topic of debate these days, and for another forum.
As for power generation .... In 1985 someone in Israel proposed taking advantage of the difference of elevation between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea (400 meters / 1400 feet below sea level) to generate electricity. This was rejected for fear of damaging the natural order of things.
The advocates pointed out the risks posed by nuclear power (Israel has one small reactor), oil (guess who they have to buy it from?), coal (messy, has to be imported), and solar (not really feasible).
In short, there was no "acceptable" way for Israel to make electricity. So, Israel continues to stumble along on a "grid" whose structure hasn't changed a whole lot since the British built it.
That's what the rest of us face today.
All I ask is that we look at what works - and stop implementing solutions that have never worked in the past. This repeated insistence on failed ideas makes me suspect that our misery is the real goal of these these advocates want.
Or, as Rahm Emmanuel said, "Let no crisis go unexploited." Even, I might ad, if you need to create the crisis yourself.
