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In the context of HN it seems more the opposite, as everyday there are comments to the effect that such and such interest groups are stalemating each other in
by MichaelZuo 4y ago
In the context of HN it seems more the opposite, as everyday there are comments to the effect that such and such interest groups are stalemating each other in pursuing any substantive change.
- kjs3 4y agoIt's considered rude when someone attempts to speak for the entire reader-base on HN.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoHuh, this is the third identical reply from 'kjs3' to 3 different comments on very different posts, with no seeming connection. Surprisingly, I only noticed this 9 days later, it must have been overlooked several times. I had thought the account got hacked but since the recent submission history seems to be of a person, this is likely a weird attempt at low-effort trolling? Bizarre, and I don't even know who 'kjs3' is!
- thinknubpad 4y agoThe two points aren't mutually exclusive. That sort of scleroticism can happen as systems become less representative. If there is no effective mechanism to remove populist decision makers who act like authoritarians, they will slowly accumulate and co-opt the levers of power, even in ostensibly democratic nations. Look at nations like Turkey, Hungary, Russia. Technically democracies, with some distant memories of fair competitive elections, but everyday people have very little ability to influence their governments' actions today.