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> in favor of historical authoritarian approaches. I don't think history is a linear progression from authoritarianism to representative government.
by bobthechef 6y ago
> in favor of historical authoritarian approaches.
I don't think history is a linear progression from authoritarianism to representative government.
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoIt's more often a progression from authoritarianism to representative government and back to authoritarianism. "Law is what should happen. Politics is what does happen."
- smitty1e 6y agoLaw is very often a reaction to what has happened: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_cases_make_bad_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_cases_make_bad_law
- smitty1e 6y agoA cogent argument. Are you arguing the linearity, or the degree to which any governments in view represent much beyond the whims of the authoritarians?