What would people from centuries hence think of our politics today?

[Person Man]

This is even more hypothethitcal. We have discussed what people from 1413 or 1763 would think of 2013 and the culture, science and government but what would people from 2263 or 2613 think?

[DC Al Fine]

As I said before "Barbarians"

[TNF]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

[DC Al Fine]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

[Person Man]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

What is your version of the year 2500?

[DC Al Fine]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

What is your version of the year 2500?

No specific ideas technologically, politically, socially etc. Only that human nature will be more or less the same and that starvation, deprivation and war will still be around.

[Person Man]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

What is your version of the year 2500?

No specific ideas technologically, politically, socially etc. Only that human nature will be more or less the same and that starvation, deprivation and war will still be around.

So, everyone will think eachother as dicks through time and space. Is that what you are trying to say?

[H. Ross Peron]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

What is your version of the year 2500?

No specific ideas technologically, politically, socially etc. Only that human nature will be more or less the same and that starvation, deprivation and war will still be around.

So I guess that means you aren't a post-millennialist

While I'm not much of a utopianist, I think its possible some of these problems (such as say starvation) may not be problems due to technological and cultural improvements the same way smallpox isn't a problem anymore.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

A bunch of plantation types in the 1700's, sitting around and smoking weed, would be like "Whoa! That's illegal in the country we founded?" They might also not like the restrictions on tobacco.

[DC Al Fine]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

What is your version of the year 2500?

No specific ideas technologically, politically, socially etc. Only that human nature will be more or less the same and that starvation, deprivation and war will still be around.

So I guess that means you aren't a post-millennialist

While I'm not much of a utopianist, I think its possible some of these problems (such as say starvation) may not be problems due to technological and cultural improvements the same way smallpox isn't a problem anymore.

Nope, amillenialist.

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

What is your version of the year 2500?

No specific ideas technologically, politically, socially etc. Only that human nature will be more or less the same and that starvation, deprivation and war will still be around.

So, everyone will think eachother as dicks through time and space. Is that what you are trying to say?

So long as the public's view of morality keeps changing, yes.

[barfbag]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You're not thinking negative or anything. Why so glum? Us Republicans have a very optimistic view of our future.

[Middle-aged Europe]

People were still living in crude nation-states which were defined by territory and/or ethnicity rather than common economical interests or philosophical viewpoints.

Changing/obtaining citizenship required a pretty complicated process and was in some nations even virtually impossible.

Group-marriages were illegal for some reason and people under the age of 16/18 were denied full political rights.

Also, humans were the only species entitled to hominid rights.

[Antonio the Sixth]

They'll probably wonder why we allowed mass starvation, deprivation, and death so that a few people could live comfortably.

You have a much more optimistic view of the future than me /

As the present ("present" to be understood in terms of a 50-100 years time lapse) is, in most respects, better than any point in the past, there are reasons to believe that the future will be in most respects better than the present.

But then again, I'm a progressive and you're a reactionary, so there's no way we will ever agree on this.

[Vosem]

They'll be horrified. But not at something we're concerned about today; things we don't even stop to consider will be considered barbarian.

In the past, people squeezed juice out of fruit and drank it. And the government did nothing to stop them.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

They would be like "So this is where we went wrong..."

[Person Man]

They would be like "So this is where we went wrong..."

And only for those even further in the future to look at them the same way.

[barfbag]

One thing our founding fathers might wonder is why congress meets everyday.

[© tweed]

One thing our founding fathers might wonder is why congress meets everyday.

cause we invented cars and trains and planes bro.

[barfbag]

One thing our founding fathers might wonder is why congress meets everyday.

cause we invented cars and trains and planes bro.

Some would think it's ridiculous to have a government so involved with out lives that they feel the need to meet everyday.

[Antonio the Sixth]

The problem is not how often they meet, but how little comes out of these meetings in terms of actual policy.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

The problem is not how often they meet, but how little comes out of these meetings in terms of actual policy.

Yeah, Congress is basically just goldbricking at this point.

[Person Man]

The problem is not how often they meet, but how little comes out of these meetings in terms of actual policy.

Yeah, Congress is basically just goldbricking at this point.

Unless he's talking about making Congress into the karaoke bar known as a "citizen legislature".

[barfbag]

The problem is not how often they meet, but how little comes out of these meetings in terms of actual policy.

that too