Chapter 189: Democracy and Dictatorship (I)
Xia Zuo proposed a military suppression of the four federal mercenaries led by the 'Galactic Eagle', 'Seraph', 'Iron Brotherhood' and 'Wolf Pack', and to be honest, Robin also seriously considered such a plan.
From the standpoint of the Republic, a tough stance to remove all uneasiness is indeed conducive to the Republic's domination of the planet Wendini, and can also nip all disturbances in the bud. However, it was not Robin's original intention to clear the conflict between the Republicans and the Federalists in this way.
The reason why Robin wants to confiscate the Barnard system that has been controlled by himself to the republic, and even does not hesitate to take offense to the central computer to point out the errors in its core program, is to make the republic change, what he really hopes is to complete the change to the republic in the way of saving the country with a curve, so that the people of the republic can get rid of that mechanical life mode from now on, and completely clean up the lifeless twilight of the republic.
From this point of view, it is inevitable that conflicts of interest will arise between the republican and the people of the federation due to differences of ideas, and through such disputes, the people of the republic can also experience the darkness behind the federal democratic system, and then more deeply appreciate the preciousness of fairness and justice that the republic serves as its purpose. At the same time, the concept of the Federation bent on pursuing interests will gradually affect the people of the Republic in this process, so that the people of the Republic who are generally unmotivated will no longer be depressed and can face life with a more upward attitude.
Therefore, the kind of dispute that has arisen at present is in fact the inevitable result of the two civilizations and the two systems beginning to come into contact with each other and blend with each other. During this period, forcibly strangling it would be tantamount to completely overthrowing Robin's original intentions, but if left unchecked, further intensification of the conflict could lead to more serious consequences. Therefore, Robin must be extremely cautious in dealing with this matter, and any wrong judgment and decision may lead to irreparable serious consequences.
"No, this can't be dealt with in a repressive way." After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Robin shook his head and came to a conclusion.
"But now those wealthy merchants of the Federation have been making some very provocative speeches in public, and many free people have begun to lean towards them, which is very dangerous~"
After coming to the Federation, he witnessed the horror of federal politics, which made Xia Zuo have a strong resistance to the politicians of the Federation. The provocative speeches of the wealthy businessmen are exactly the usual way of federal politicians, using speeches to influence public opinion, using the power of public opinion to overthrow a system, which is exactly what federal politicians are best at.
And in terms of winning over public opinion, the Republic is indeed at an innate disadvantage over the Federation. The republic is governed by the rule of law, so it is inherently lacking warmth and flexibility in the state system, and the advantages of the republic are fair and just only when the people encounter unequal treatment, but they are not felt at all in daily life. Therefore, the republic simply cannot rely on institutional superiority to win over public opinion.
The Confederation is a different story than the Republic. In terms of politics alone, there is no real fairness, justice, and democracy that politicians profess in federal democracy. **, darkness and conspiracy are the main themes of federal politics, but the actual situation is that this theme is wrapped in a gorgeous coat, and the values of federal interests are just in line with various ** in human nature, plus human beings are a species that is easily infected emotionally, so that politicians can often get a large number of fanatical supporters through a speech, and the ** and conspiracy behind the politicians' speeches are covered by the gorgeous coat of interests, so that the ignorant people willingly accept their drive.
Ancient Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus? Tulius? Cicero once said, "Democracy must exist, but democracy must be limited", referring to the terrible demagoguery of the people behind democracy. A group of people who have been incited by others is a terrible force capable of destroying all institutions, and under the control of some well-intentioned people, this force is terrifying enough to overthrow an incomparably powerful country in an instant.
In this regard, Anse El ? Auswid has demonstrated the horror of this power for once, and the current turbulent political situation in the Federation is the result of the unrestrained release of democracy.
Compared with inefficient and full of political conspiracy, politics undoubtedly has an unattainable advantage in the implementation of government decrees, and under the leadership of a wise monarch, a country that pursues a system can easily defeat a country that pursues a democratic system. However, the advantage of the political model is entirely based on the wisdom of the monarch, which is precisely the most uncontrollable factor in the world.
Putting aside the innate factors of intelligence, greed and laziness in human nature have become the worst enemies of politics. Crown princes who enjoyed the glory of their fathers often lost themselves in this unrestricted right, and thus single-handedly destroyed the empire that their fathers had worked so hard to build.
Therefore, from the detailed analysis of these two political models, whether it is democratic politics or ** politics, it is not perfect. Martin, who was politically persecuted in the Hoffman Empire? It was precisely because Hervey was deeply aware of the inadvisability of these two political models that he dragged his crippled body back to Earth and established a new system led by a central computer, in an attempt to replace these two political models in the existing world with a seemingly impossible communist system.
What if Martin is discarded? Hervey's almost pathological suppression of human humanity, then the republican system dominated by central computers is precisely the best embodiment of Marcus? Tulius? Cicero's idea that 'democracy must be there, but democracy must be limited'.
Putting a completely inhumane and programmatic central computer for political work will undoubtedly greatly improve the efficiency of the state apparatus, and putting democracy in the hands of a central computer, an artificial intelligence that has no selfish motives, will no longer have to worry about the terrible power of public opinion being used by some people.
Looking at these two points alone, it seems that this is the most perfect system, without flaws and full of superiority. But the reality is because of Martin? Hervey's suppression of human pathologies made it impossible for the central computer to grasp the people's will. In other words, the sense of belonging of the people of the Republic to the Republic and the central computer is very weak, and this is exactly what Xia Zuo is most worried about and afraid of.
Robin has lived in the Federation longer than Xia Zuo and has more contact with federal politicians, so he is naturally well aware of Xia Zuo's inner worries, and also understands that if these wealthy federal businessmen are allowed to speak and instigate, Wendini Planet will inevitably usher in a devastating political disaster. When the time comes, not only the freedmen may be instigated, but even the Republic immigrants from the Republic may join the ranks of the wealthy merchants of the Federation and turn against the Republic itself.
"I understand what you mean, and I understand the dangers of these wealthy businessmen in the Federation." After careful consideration, Robin got up and said: "To put it mildly, the sense of belonging of the people of the Republic to the Republic is indeed worrying, but as a country, we cannot implement the policy of locking the country forever, and it is impossible to tie the hearts of the people with iron chains, and in the future, if the Republic is to continue to develop, it is bound to experience contact with other countries, contact with new politics, new values, and new ways of life. Therefore, repression can only temporarily suppress this contradiction and conflict, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem. ”
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Hearing that Robin was still against the suppression, Xia Zuo obviously wanted to get up and refute it, but after carefully tasting the moral of Robin's words, Xia Zuo also understood that Robin was right. After all, now that the republic has stepped out of the solar system, it is no longer blindly blockaded with other countries. [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ]