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Why not? Both government and private industry bring innumerable benefits to humanity. But we can and should view them both with constant skepticism and exerci
by rectang 8y ago
Why not? Both government and private industry bring innumerable benefits to humanity. But we can and should view them both with constant skepticism and exercise vigilance. Why should holding one accountable mean that we can't hold the other accountable?
If you're looking for someone to root for, I'd suggest the individual citizen.
- emodendroket 8y agoThe individual citizen has practically no power against large institutional actors.
- rectang 8y agoThat's like saying voting is pointless because individual votes don't matter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_voting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_voting
- emodendroket 8y agoAll voting can do is steer the course of the government, which you've just cast as nothing more than a villain.
- rectang 8y agoSince I said that government brings "innumerable benefits to humanity", and you've characterized that as "nothing more than a villain", I think we're done with this thread.