Democracy was first done by the Athenians. It was brand new and a high example of working toward individual liberty. The romans improved upon that and created a Republic which governed by laws that applied to all created by representatives voted upon. The US is a system very similar to the Roman one. Individual liberty is a high civilization mark, us dumb monkeys are working on getting civ to that level, but it's hard with all the retards around slowing the spread of knowledge and wisdom for their power trips. My point is that it is that just because Authoritarianism has gripped society for so long, doesn't mean there haven't been steps away from it like the examples I gave previously. It's not a pipe dream, it's simply a step up in civilization from where we are at. The smaller you make government and allow free markets in all aspects of life the more efficient things become.