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Depends on whether it's successful in preventing bloody protests. Almost everything is better than war.
by owl57 7y ago
Depends 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.