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I think this is the most HN comment ever read. And no, having an Internet curfew for preventing bloody protests won't improve the well-being of citizens.
by mFixman 7y ago
I think this is the most HN comment ever read.
And no, having an Internet curfew for preventing bloody protests won't improve the well-being of citizens.
- owl57 7y agoDepends on whether it's successful in preventing bloody protests. Almost everything is better than war.
- ChristianBundy 7y agoThe best way to prevent protests is to stop doing things that your constituents want to protest.
- owl57 7y agoWhen we are talking about "best way" to do something, we probably imply a (rational or not quite) agent making decisions, not the government as a whole. A monarch is without a doubt such an agent. Does abdication[1] count as stopping doing things? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Nicholas_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Nicholas_II
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoIf only! In America, there's a culture of 'fun protesting' where you wave signs about things you don't know about. Like your parents did in the 60's, but now just for a lark.
- throwaway66920 7y agoWhat about war and progressive social change
- authoritarian 7y agoSo tyrannical oppression is ok because it stops the citizens from bringing attention to the tyrannical oppression through protests? That is absolutely not better; sometimes violence is required to spur change unfortunately
- owl57 7y agoSome of the violence of past centuries brought us good parts of the current order, sure. But the relevant question is: are there any definite recent examples? Examples of violence turning a bad (sometimes really bad, I won't disagree!) peace into endless war are plentiful.