20th century history ought to teach us that too much power in government almost invariably leads to mass murder of some group or another: https://en.wikipedia.o

20th century history ought to teach us that too much power in government almost invariably leads to mass murder of some group or another: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll#List_of_political_leaders_and_regimes_by_death_toll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic... Given that modern technology enables silencing political opposition without necessarily murdering them, some might argue that we'll see fewer murders in the future. But China is a good counter-argument to that assertion. It's very technologically advanced, yet its totalitarian regime is continuing to commit atrocities (murders, work camps, prison sentences without due process, etc.) against Uyghurs.