Individualism Vs Collectivism

[Advent]

Originally Posted by applejuice

Collectivism won't work, simply because States cannot ask all the collective to decide in most matters, the "People" will be represented by a small number of persons that won't necessarily hold common sense, like in the hot coffee case. It was a jury of people and the State, represented by another person (in the name of People), that allowed such frivolous case to go on.
Everything reduces to the decisions of a few. It is our duty to elect well prepared-common sensed people to represent us.

True, our population isn't exactly in the best form for the Collective to rule.
Perhaps then, we would have one person per state (or, in a perfect collective society, a council of people per country) and they would have to each be elected as they normally would by the state they live in. Any major decisions would require the Collective's permission, and if the people asked it, actions may be made by the council towards the peoples wishes (providing they are feasible). Elections could be called any time of the year by a vote, and a member of the council would have a one month term unless the people choose to re-elect them. Censorship would be non-existent. The United Nations, in my opinion, should also be more powerful.

Well, there's my little slice of a Collectivist government. Not nearly enough, to be sure, but it's a start.