I think Putin agreed with me.

There is no scluccessful model on this scale. So you should try making one... Of course we can hope that the nation-state will lose legitamcy and de facto non-nation entites will replace it in a global economy... I guess corporations are one potential replacement, but i'd hope for peoppe based movements...

Dip player has it right when it comes to PR vs first past the post. PR gives alternative parties more power and effectively weakens the center.

The reason the current US parties are at each other's throats is they need an enemy, everyone has to see them working against something. So whatever the opposition does must be wrong by definition. I don't think his encourages good governance or decision making.