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The only reason powerful people are able to hoard power, and stay in power, is because so many other people allow this and willingly grant them this power. Her
by stcredzero 9y ago
The only reason powerful people are able to hoard power, and stay in power, is because so many other people allow this and willingly grant them this power.
Here's the real truth of that: We don't let people get away with it for long. Point-like aggregations of power aren't easily workable. Even absolute totalitarians need help from factions and need to keep their minions well paid. Such rulers can't buy loyalty, and so depend on blood relatives for that as well, which means they are very constrained in this precious resource. It's only the wide dispersion of power that is workable and stable, long term.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
The wider the dispersion, the better off the common person and society.