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It’s quite disheartening to read this thread, and how the mainstream on HN think they can centrally plan their way out of society’s problems (like UBI), and who
by jeofken 5y ago
It’s quite disheartening to read this thread, and how the mainstream on HN think they can centrally plan their way out of society’s problems (like UBI), and who excuse communists like this. As if you could just will incorruptible and truly just and virtuous people into government leadership roles, rather than self selected quacks and sophists, who are attracted by power.
- likeclockwork 5y ago> rather than self selected quacks and sophists, who are attracted by power. Like all current politicians?
- jeofken 5y agoYes
- Texaner 5y agoExactly. Which is why I'm happy that they have limited powers.
- bitwize 5y agoYes, quite. The idea behind liberal democracy (and, more extremely, libertarianism) is to design government in such a way that politicians can't accumulate too much power. Depending on your political worldview, this concern may trump the benefits that are thought to accrue from handing power to the government and thus the politicians.
- jeofken 5y ago> Depending on your political worldview Depending on whether people know the history of Eastern Europe in the 20th century