From: Yak Wax (yakwax@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Apr 09 1998 - 11:09:33 MDT
The definition of Utopia is “a perfect political and social system.”
Let’s say a utopian world is impossible, for this to be true I need to
satisfy the following things:
The effectiveness of political and social systems will decrease over
time.
Or
The effectiveness of political and social systems will stay exactly
the same.
My problem is, I’m having difficulty remembering a period of time that
has offered a more effective political and social system than we have
now.
Presuming that “effective” means to satisfy all our needs, not just
those of the ruling elite or the system itself.
Is the political and social system we have now better than past
systems? And if so, would it be safe to say they will continue to get
better? Will there ever be a time when these systems are considered
perfect?
--Wax
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