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> The lack of those blessings from the past is what prevents others. I think this strongly discounts the agency of individuals. In our time these are certainly
by gameman144 4y ago
> The lack of those blessings from the past is what prevents others.
I think this strongly discounts the agency of individuals. In our time these are certainly blessings, but they had to be fought for by their contemporaries.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoIt’s true, but the platform and framework of that fight is what has kept it stable over time. That is what we inherited. It’s also very fragile, and that’s where the contemporary fight happens to preserve it. But without the framework, the fight is a unstable and degenerates quickly into a pretty gnarly state. That’s why the founders struggled so hard - their writings at the time on these very subjects are profound and helpful in framing how lucky we are, but also how typical our problems are in history.