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That turned out to be a good thing after all, because they mostly used that power towards cruelty. Countries where power is still in the same hands (Japan, USA,
by thriftwy 4y ago
That turned out to be a good thing after all, because they mostly used that power towards cruelty. Countries where power is still in the same hands (Japan, USA, Britain, even Germany) are all comparatively better off than ones where it changed hands via street violence (China, Soviet Russia, Iran, and arguably even the modern example of Ukraine).
It's not like they took power to open cafes serving pumpkin latte.
Maybe the limiting of your power is cruel, but killing (starving, forced labor) you is much more cruel in my opinion. And at the end of day, 99,9% of people are still powerless because there's too many people and only a limited number of positions of power.
- pjc50 4y ago> Countries where power is still in the same hands (Japan Absolutely insane example to use in the context of an article about Paschal Beverly Randolph (b. 1825), given that since 1825 Japan went from feudalism -> forcible opening of the country by US gunboat -> industrial colonialist empire -> democracy imposed by US gunboat > ones where it changed hands via street violence Ireland? France? Arguably, the United States?
- thriftwy 4y agoJapan still had mostly the same people near the top during all of these transitions. They only changed form without changing the essense. France lost a great deal due to their revolution. They still have to praise it because that's the foundation of their state, but in fact they has lost huge number of their best people (murdered or defecting to their competitors) and were dethroned as the country controlling Europe. And you can see their neighbours who did not do that costly mistake and now comparatively better off (caught up where they were previously incomparable). Ireland had national independence movement - these fare better than plain "I win, you lose" revolutions.