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Corollary: the difference between a government and a warlord/organized crime syndicate is the time/money/effort spent on propaganda.

• danans 4y ago
  > Corollary: the difference between a government and a warlord/organized crime syndicate is the time/money/effort spent on propaganda. Only when the government is authoritarian. You can't vote out a dictator, king, warlord, or mob boss.
  • EddieDante 4y ago
    I can't vote out the people who decide who gets on the ballot, either.
    • danans 4y ago
      Maybe not at the presidential level, but you can definitely do so at the local and legislative level if you get involved in your party's local nominating committees. The alternative is running every presidential election like a California recall election, which is a famously dysfunctional process.