Why Do Utopias Fail

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A utopia by definition is a perfect society, wherein everyone is treated equal. There have been many attempts at utopias all over the world. In fact, some say modern day America is a utopia project. Unfortunately, most of these utopian projects fail miserably, weather it be a cult, a society, or just a group of people trying to run these “utopias.” Sometimes, even whole countries try to run utopian states only to lead to failure, like the Soviet Union, and Communist China. Nonetheless, some still believe a perfect society is achievable. The first main reason utopias fail is human greed. In order for a utopian society to be run correctly somebody has to be the head of the society - the so called “Leader.” The “followers” vest the Leaders …show more content…

There are several examples of why people need to be watched and what happens when they aren’t. The country with the lowest crime rate is Switzerland. Switzerland is a country surrounded by the Swiss Alps. They have a 12 to 1 human to federal law enforcer rate, a rather high rate. The country with the highest crime/murder rate is Honduras, and their civilian to police officer rate is 1231 to 1. In order for a utopian society to exist, there cannot be crime. By definition, a utopia is “a perfect society, where in which everyone is equal.” It can not be considered a perfect society if people are being killed and robbed every day. But if there is no crime rate, there are still major flaws in the system. It is much easier to run a low scale communist utopia. But, when a whole country or state is trying to run a communist state it gives the leader/distributor power that is unmatched. This challenges the leader to deflect any thoughts of uneven distribution, because to do so could result in resentment and an outbreak of violence. If one small part of the country feels slighted, it can turn into a revolution or civil war. This would cause the country to divide and be torn apart like what happened in the 1990s with the Republic of Yugoslavia, forcing them to split into 6 different independent countries with no more correlation. With no central or federal government countries can

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