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What he is saying is that in any society the elite are isolated, this isn’t something unique to billionaires. You think Chavez in Venezuela or Xi in China is still a man of the people?

Perhaps this is a good thing. You can’t make emotional decisions when you are responsible for millions of people potentially. You literally wouldn’t be able to have leaders if leaders were emotionally involved in tens of thousands of peoples hard lives.

[jacquesm]

Then maybe the solution is to do away with the leaders who can't. Because lots of people who crave power are exactly the ones who shouldn't have it in the first place. Xi for instance is not exactly lighting the way in terms of ethics.

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I mean sure, that's a nice dream. What society in the history of humanity has ever come close to this?

What is your blueprint for achieving this practically, instead of saying nice sounding dreams?

[jacquesm]

Switzerland. They're not perfect but definitely a step in the right direction.

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A banking nation who even holds money for basically anyone, including nazis back in the 1940s. Nice example.

[jacquesm]

What Switzerland did in the 1940's has absolutely nothing to do with what they do today, likewise the aggressor Germany, hardly anybody alive back the is still alive today and certainly not in a position of power.

You asked for an example, I gave you one.

Have a read to see how Switzerland created their political system out of necessity:

http://www.athene.antenna.nl/MEDIATHEEK/KOBACH-1.html