Post-reading reflections written by students after they have read and discussed a novel or article.
Unraveling Repression Sigmund Freud says in his thought-provoking work“Civilization and Its Discontents” that all kinds of governance are essentially oppressive to human nature. He says that in order to keep social order and help civilization evolve, people must give up their most basic instincts and wants. This means that there Continue reading
Unlike many other governments, democracy gives a voice to the people. It allows the to participate in either action taken on behalf of the country or the election of a representative they see fit. Within a democracy there is a spread of power that balances out just one person being Continue reading
After looking through the list of governments, I believe that the least dystopian, although all have the capacity to become one, is democracy. Democracies lack centralized power, which significantly decreases the chances of a totalitarian uprising. For democracies, there are two main denominations: direct and representative. Direct democracies allow voters Continue reading
Out of an aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny, democracy seems as if it would be the least dystopian. Tyranny is automatically the most dystopian, because corruption is inevitable with a lack of restraint. I’d envision a tyranny as having an evil ruler that rules in his best interest and Continue reading
When I think of a dystopian government, I think of a government that takes the basic rights and freedoms of its citizens. Having reviewed the list of different forms of government, I came to the conclusion that democracy is the least dystopian. A democracy is all about the people. Out Continue reading
I think that the form of government that would be considered least dystopian is Socialism. A dystopian society is characterized by control of the people, censorship, surveillance, and a fear of the outside world. Socialism is almost the opposite. Socialist governments ensure that each human is given access to basic Continue reading
Hobbes described the dystopian societies as people becoming dissatisfied with a level playing field and thus power is craved, birthing competition (contesting power for yourself), diffidence (modesty for lack of power), and glory (pride at having power). The least dystopian government would be one that people are able to trust Continue reading
Depending on the definition of dystopia, the type of government that is the least dystopian would be different. To mitigate that, the Cambridge dictionary definition that says “relating to a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering” will be used. In this way, I Continue reading
Iceland…. A place to Aspire to I believe that a Socialist Parliamentarian Government system similar to that of Iceland is probably the furthest from a dystopian society. Iceland is ranked number 1 in peacefulness, due to its government and social views. Iceland is headed by a Parliamentarian government that ultimately Continue reading
I believe a social democracy would be the least dystopian. Many elements of social democracy give it the best chance for a non-dystopian society. Democracies allow the people to elect representatives and decide how they want to be governed. Governments in which people can’t have a say in what happens Continue reading
