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my point was more: any liberal social democratic society that subjects itself to every increasing censorship and surveillance will devolve towards totalitariani
by Jon_Lowtek 6y ago
my point was more: any liberal social democratic society that subjects itself to every increasing censorship and surveillance will devolve towards totalitarianism.
- im3w1l 6y agoCan you explain surveillance leads to totalitarianism? It's not obvious to me.
- shrimp_emoji 6y agoTotalitarianism has been the mode of human governance since prehistory. It's great, effective, and always tempting. The Western world today is the exception, not the rule. It's also really hard to establish or continue without the surveillance to detect rebellion and corruption.