Why is it that people follow orders like sheep? Why do we conform to the rules of whichever country we happen live in yet still think of ourselves as individuals? Surely this would make us individual in mind but not in action. It is confusing to say the least. Why are laws and rules that were created eons ago still in effect today? Granted many statutes serve to ammend the laws of the past but how often are laws dropped? Something tells me that it much less than the amount which are put into effect and the same feeling tells me that our law system is rife with irrelevance.
On the plus side the ridiculous side of the law serves for some amusement. I came across the results of a survey asking which laws in the UK were deemed the stupidest - LINK. My personal favourites seem to be trying to cover each other's backs, 'It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament' and 'It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armor'
The fact is, the governing systems of the world are outdated. We all know that government moves slowly, but this has never been more true than today. I'm not saying that they move any slower than in the past, but when compared to business and popular opinion, governing bodies cannot keep up. The sheer vastness of communication now serves to show that the relatively small, sturctured governments we are used to are rapidly becoming more and more inneffective.
Surely we are on the verge of the people governing by absolute public opinion, in effect, true democracy. Somebody wake me up when we get there.
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