[aaron-lebo]

We don't dismiss that document as irrelevant because it had actions supporting it. They actually built a political system that was closer to those statements than what existed and it worked. Furthermore, those men (as evidenced by their writings) were aware of contemporary political thought, that's not apparent in this blog post.

A political statement is not falsifiable.

Political scientists do something like this every day.

I'm just saying if you want to do more than just philosophize, if you want to convince people, if you want systems of government to change, you've gotta up your game. You've got to at least acknowledge people who have already responded to your critiques already.