So you see Washington was a man of his time, what he did probably wouldn’t work today for the simple reason that a lot of things will work in a frontier of 3 million people (with slaves) that will not work in a wire bound country of 311,138,757 and a World pop of 6,911,284,773 at 11:25 UTC (EST+5) Apr 10, 2011.

Someone steals something from you in a frontier town of Washington’s time where you might not even have a jail. What do you do? Well you could probably just banish the poor guy, and he would probably have to walk to the next town just to get a meal.

Where do you banish someone to in a country of 311,138,783 people? That’s what lawyers are for. What if it turns out he didn’t steal anything and you banished him because you hated his guts?

Countries can work without political parties Australia does it and they also FINE their citizens if they don’t vote. I don’t think voting is a right, or a privilege, I think it is a duty. However, being former USAF I tend to think of things in terms of duty. Just like I think it is my duty to inform you that population size and consumption of energy have a hell of a lot more to do with the political process than most people give them credit for.

If Washington were starting out today if he had any surveying left to do, he would it with GIS and EDM and he probably would have to go to college for that training. He would have went to Iraq where he probably would have worn a diaper into combat (why? because you don’t want to stop vigilance long enough to s__t) Another little change from Valley Forge. If he had lived to get to the rank of General he would have probably been kicked out for asking why we were in Iraq in the first place.

But all that is no big deal, because unless a miracle happens, and someone figures out how to make fuel from CO2, George Washington’s world of small population and ultra low energy consumption, will come back very soon. Because peak oil is coming, and just like overpopulation it will steam roller our political process like no single human ever could. So that what kind of government you used to have will pale in comparison to the information on where your next meal is coming from.

Have a nice day, and be thankful you have had so many. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst, and vote for people who admit Peak Oil is coming, there are a few of them.

George Washington didn’t kick and scream for another term. Being new to the colonists that just became Americans, they were unsure and voted George Washington for a second time, who left after that second term, being the most amazing thing in many people’s eyes. And if I am wrong on this, sorry, but it was also the way you approached on the “kicking and screaming” since I could not imagine that.

And another thing, that I thought should be added. George Washington did say not to get involved with other countries (Not saying if I do or do not support the war in Iraq). If that was said, I am sorry for repetition, for I did not see anything that had said so.

This is mostly from prior knowledge from my teachers, lost debates, and even clients (when we chit-chat) that I had received the information. I am sorry if I had ended up being wrong anywhere, though it’s really hard to find a right or wrong answer. If I was wrongly educated, I prefer to simply be corrected with a simple explanation, not argued on a fact.
(heh, and here I am just unsure to press the submit button.)

I have often been saddened seeing billboards for conservative talk radio shows calling demeocrats the enemy.
Agree or disagree, but never should the fellow american be thought of as your enemy.

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