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"A functional society requires those hardliners to be marginalized" Well, that is one theory for sure. But it's a tough one to argue when the reality is that
by blazespin 10y ago
"A functional society requires those hardliners to be marginalized"
Well, that is one theory for sure. But it's a tough one to argue when the reality is that having a bigger gun generally does mean you're right.
- acjohnson55 10y agoI agree. Many parts of the world work that way, quite explicitly. I'm pretty sure it's the human default. And yet, we have liberal democracies that are at least somewhat functional. I'm interested in how best to work within that scope. I've got a lot less to say about how you achieve progress in a society ruled by warlords, even though that's very timely issue in many places.