Which method of goverment do you think is the most practical?

[Gosnell]

Which method of goverment do you think is the most practical?

[cj-spartacus]

The communists have already begun limiting the range of written language by removing double letters I see.

[Rapier]

Anarchy requires no government, and is therefore most practical. I'm not sure what the point of the poll is though?

[felter]

None of them, as none of them solves any problems that they say they do, they just create their own new problems. So right now there is no known kind of government that works.

[brucewarren]

None of the above, but as Churchill Said - Democracy is the worst form of
government with the possible exception of everything else that has ever
been tried.

IMO The problem is not the system, but the people, including the politicians,
and me of course
As Tony Blair once said - we have the wrong sort of voters.

It might have upset a lot of people but there's some truth there -until we
have a population of decent human beings tinkering with the system
is a waste of time.

Anarchy - the political theory, doesn't in my view work. If you leave it to
individual villages/streets to police themselves sooner or later a "Strong Man"
aka a thug will invade and take them over.

[Tsar_of_Cows]

Hmm this one depend on how you define "practical". If you mean "which is the most practical for getting things done" then a dictatorship fits the bill. If you mean "Which is easiest to set up" then Anarchism, since it literally requires no setting up. If you mean "which is easiest to maintain", then a democracy, since it requires no mechanisms of repression (with Anarchy being the most difficult as I believe any form of Anarchy will quickly become a dictatorship).

Personally this is what I think of Democracy:


(Credit to Wullfmorganthaler)

As an aside there's a bit of doubling up in the options. "National Socialism" is just a flavor of Fascist Dictatorship, whilst Republicanism is similarly a flavor of democracy.

[EmperorJon]

[Gavrushka]

I am confused what the jist of this is... - Do you mean pragmatic, as in one that does best what it is supposed to?

I would say a technocracy/meritocracy would be the most 'workable' form of government if you could ever really create one... - BUT it is 'practically' impossible to form as the concept of 'best' is subjective, just as is the implementation of any political system.

Perhaps the OP could explain, with more clarity, what he is seeking to discover.

*EDIT* Did Tsar just offer himself up for public office once more? Oh, such sacrifice...

[devilofbelfast]

one that listens to the poor majority rather than the rich minority.

[Gavrushka]

[Tsar_of_Cows]

[cj-spartacus]

[Tsar_of_Cows]

[brucewarren]

Purely as an aside, isn't it odd that some of the least effective government
types - Absolute Monarchy, or Empire is the form seemingly chosen most often
for both space set works and most RPGs.

Think Galactic Empires, Foundation, the Traveler Universe etc. or
Skyrim, fable etc.
The only Community of Planets is the Star Trek Federation, and even that's
not very democratic when the chips are down. Omega Directive

EDIT:

Drat I've forgotten the Old Republic in Star Wars.

EDIT2:

Oh well since I've already put foot in mouth. In for a penny in for a pound.
What do people think of Harry Harrison's "Individual Mutualism" as depicted
in Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted?

[RatiuGrigore]

Ok,please bear with me and my opinion:
Nothing of the above(maybe the A.I. option:no feelings,not able to receive
birbes,decisions based on logic and not personal opinion etc.)

Now,what I think would be a good regime is one in which everyone has equal rights(real equal rights,not a society in which money buys rights).

A society in which everyone helps each other,and in which all people are given equal chances.

In my opinion,if this whole planet would unite,instead of throwing rocks(or thermonuclear devices) at one another,the world would be a MUCH better place.
Of course,all this is practically impossible,because of a little annoying thing called human nature.

Well,a society in which the intelligent people can make a better living(does not really counter the equal chances point,you give people equal chances,the ones that are able to take them).

This kind of resembles true Communism.(In it's true form,not State Capitalism form).
End of wall-o-text.
Edit:Ok,this was my opinion on the best.
Most practical?Hmm,dictatorship and/or A.I.