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But also to the one that brought down the Berlin Wall.
by adrianratnapala 9y ago
But also to the one that brought down the Berlin Wall.
- mirimir 9y agoYes, and arguably to every revolution. Some were good, some were bad, and some were epically bad.
- QAPereo 9y agoDon’t forget the ones which led to good, but were epically bad to live through... France for example.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoBut in the case of bad revolutions, would the story have ended up any better if people had somehow maintained the spell of ignorance about the previous regime? I think it more likely that would just lead to an even worse revolution a bit further down the track.
- mirimir 9y agoDemocracy can produce horrible results. Dishonest and/or sociopathic demagogues can exploit dissatisfaction. In the US, for example, Presidential elections were designed to temper democracy, through the Electoral College. It's become restricted pretty much to tie breaking. But one can imagine situations where it would basically declare a cooling off period, by picking a caretaker President.