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> lots of humans that have any political pull at all tend to be authoritarian I think it's probably more like a survivorship bias than an innate quality. The o
by null0pointer 5y ago
> lots of humans that have any political pull at all tend to be authoritarian
I think it's probably more like a survivorship bias than an innate quality. The only people who are capable of surviving in politics long enough to the point where they have any meaningful influence are the ones who know how to use the systems under their control to protect themselves while tearing down their opponents. Usually this means attempting to consolidate power in themselves, ie. authoritarianism.
- t-writescode 5y agoOh, I also mean regular people. The loudest voice sing songs and get articles written ... about new laws we need to add (when the old laws already cover the illegal misdeeds) to stop a new threat from coming upon us, perceived or otherwise. edit: or making laws that are more about making it illegal to do something some people find icky or culturally unusual.