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>If someone powerful spends their time "empowering" you, it means you had none in the first place. Is that not reasonable? The 'inherent power of self-determin
by frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
>If someone powerful spends their time "empowering" you, it means you had none in the first place.
Is that not reasonable? The 'inherent power of self-determination' is pretty weak all things considered. Governments exist to help 'empower' in the myriad of ways that can undermine self-determination.
- RonanTheGrey 9y agoAs an American and having lived (not visited - lived) in a number of countries besides the US, I can say with some certainty that the American ideal of the 'inherent power of self-determination' is greatly exaggerated in the US and far weaker in other places. Government policy and leadership absolutely has an effect on this behavior.