Representative government, ......heh.
Fools beget more fools, just sit back and enjoy the swirl down the drain...
Maybe there's something to be said for a new Dark Ages.
You know why the Old West is such an enduring part of American mythos? Because freedom-loving people instinctively crave a bit of lawlessness. That's what always fascinated me most about the Old West, that you could pretty much do whatever you wanted. It's true that some people, in a free society, will demonstrate why they need to be put down like rabid animals, but I would be more than willing to put up with those inherent dangers to be well and truly free. The modern technocratic nanny state is little different from prison. You literally can't flush a turd without the government having a say in the matter.