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This is absolute madness. Where this--and other troubling revelations from both the Surveillance State and the Deep State--leads us to is authoritarianism. On
by wallace_f 10y ago
This is absolute madness.
Where this--and other troubling revelations from both the Surveillance State and the Deep State--leads us to is authoritarianism.
Once we're there, nothing will matter anymore. It will be the end of Western Civilization as we know it.
- Sunset 10y ago"Western Civilization" has operated as Imperialist and Totalitarian regimes for centuries. "Modern" democracy is the exception, not the default mode of our societies.
- wallace_f 10y agoTo be fair that is misleading. Even in the most extreme cases, Feudal Europe arguably struggled to maintain authoritarianism as it was often government and military power was decentralized. Let's be honest though, I was never talking about feudal Europe. We're talking about America, and yes, modern democracy that built the Western world. Your characterization of it as always authoritarian is plainly erroneous.