> None of the contemporary things you mention are examples of unchecked power. That's easy to say, it's proven by putting a whole lot of war criminals at least

> None of the contemporary things you mention are examples of unchecked power. That's easy to say, it's proven by putting a whole lot of war criminals at least on trial. By actually having done that. > The fact that you can mention them in public without fear of being whisked away tonight by secret police illustrates this. How so? This just illustrates that you can say this because nobody cares all that much, because it will not do anything. It doesn't put power in check, it's just someone saying something on HN. Power remains unchecked, and the hundreds of thousands or even millions of people who got murdered and the families they left behind continue to get no justice.