[from Joesph de Maistre, French diplomat and writer 1753-1821]

Because of the military. Point!
And because of the (cultural, political, social, religious, etc.) differences in the provinces.

Convince me of the opposite.

So the mods got a little lenient, now everybody is just beginning to spew?

Political discussion is banned, but anyhow.

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Actually, I'd say a political forum is a better place for this

It's not a political discussion.

It's more historical, just visit wikipedia and look "Joesph de Maistre" up.

I don't see how this can be proven wrong

How am I supposed to convince you that a country isn't responsible for it's political landscape or political leaders without getting political?


Politics is almost as hard to gain leadership positions in as the gaming industry.

I agree. My government is spineless, we deserve it, because we voted them in, if people actully gave a [censored] aboput their country they may ctually get a good government. But nope, democracy lets the ill informed masses say whats what.

How a thread on government can not be political is beyond me.