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> Ruling through fear never works for long. Define 'long'. North Korea has been a mess for a while.
by humanrebar 10y ago
> Ruling through fear never works for long.
Define 'long'. North Korea has been a mess for a while.
- Jtsummers 10y agoThis is a good point. In the US and (to varying degrees) other Western countries we have a stronger notion of free press and free speech. These are major structural characteristics that permit a balance of power between those given authority and those they have authority over. A reduction in free speech/assembly/press, means a reduction in the ability of the people to revolt (to any degree) effectively against those who abuse the authority they've been granted or taken.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]