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[quote=@The Patriarch]
I think the american government while flawed is one the best kind for a nation that's so big, i don't think the European model of government would work for a country so big and diverse. But if it were up to me then I would make a bigger more centralized government run by moderates and the philosophical minded in a more authoritarian style of government.[/quote]
An authoritarian government ran by someone philosophical or moderate (who, might I remind you, would only be that subjectively) would be even worse for a country as diverse as America.

[quote=@The Patriarch]I don't think democracy is as great as so many liberals and social justice warriors scream about. I'm pretty sure I said before, but I believe that not compromising and extremism is the first step to political disaster. No government can survive with those hindrances.[/quote]
Democracy is great because people are born with the right to decide how they should live-- ideally democracy tries to allow that for the majority and allows for protection of the minority.

[quote=@The Patriarch]I don't think city states would work out too well, ancient Greece is a good example of what problems we might face under such a system. It could end in the city states being united under one leader.[/quote]
You mean like "a bigger more centralized government run by moderates and the philosophical minded in a more authoritarian style of government?"

[quote=@The Patriarch]Also with that form of government then you might have issues with people committing a crime and then fleeing to another city state to escape prosecution. Another problem with a city state system in America would be criminals being able to have more power. If Detroit or Pittsburgh were city states then they would definitely be controlled by organized crime[/quote]
So then instead of keeping people trapped in a big pen to avoid them escaping from  persecution of crime, we do more to address WHY crime is happening, and why people become inclined to commit it.

We should also look at things, less from the 'objective' eye of the law, and more from where it touches the actual people who matter-- the 'War on Drugs' is dumb, we need to be looking at things like actual violent crimes, human trafficking, and child slavery.
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I think you have confused authoritarian with a dictatorship. My ideal government would be run by several people of varying ethnicity but all have to be moderate and philosophical minded. So it's not one person running the country it's several. As for crime, in a philosophical controlled government the leaders would try to find solutions to crimes and why criminals create them. 

My view on the war on drugs is that we need to hit the real distributors and we also need to fix Mexico. If we spent more time focusing on Mexico's problems than with our wars in the middle east then we would be able to solve the emigration problems in our country.

In my government people have rights which include freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, but ruling the country is not one of them, they would still be allowed to make petitions and bring issues to the leaders. Also I think it would be good for the leaders to meet regularly and discuss policies and solutions to problems. 


If the government goes bad then people have their guns to fight back.

I forgot to say this, but I don't believe duel citizenship and find it unfair that people with it are at more of an advantage than people with only one form of citizenship