I am not going into the other direction though. I am not in any way saying the USSR or Chinese political system is or was desirable. I explicitly gave the judi

I am not going into the other direction though. I am not in any way saying the USSR or Chinese political system is or was desirable. I explicitly gave the judicial branch as implemented in Western democratic societies as an example. I'm no expert in Canadian politics, but to me it seems reasonable to assume that, just like in any other Western democratic society, the gov introducing wartime measures isn't what's day to day due process 99.9% of the time. So you arguing based on extreme examples, which are at least partially out of context isn't really adding anything substantial to the discussion at hand I think. How do miners hold as much power as big ass capitalists in a crypto world?? Look at the numbers for the distribution of crypto whales: https://insights.glassnode.com/bitcoin-supply-distribution-revisited/ https://insights.glassnode.com/bitcoin-supply-distribution-r... Look at basic economic theory: Those who hold access to the means of production will accrue capital steadily over time. Always has been that way, always will be. Whether you mine a currency and then spend, or a government mints a currency, distributes it to you and then you spend has no effect on the matter.