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Not really, as you have to also assume that enforcement faces no opposition at any point (not at acquisition of capabilities, not at deployment, not at re-suppl
by RandomLensman 4y ago
Not really, as you have to also assume that enforcement faces no opposition at any point (not at acquisition of capabilities, not at deployment, not at re-supplying etc.) or that the population actually cannot fight back.
Also, typical tyrannical leadership doesn't work that way as it tends to get into power being supported by people that get a payoff from it. It would also need a new model of rise to tyranny, so to speak, to get truly singular and independent tyrants.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> Not really, as you have to also assume that enforcement faces no opposition at any point (not at acquisition of capabilities, not at deployment, not at re-supplying etc.) or that the population actually cannot fight back. Yes, that is exactly what I described as the limit case. But, as I note, the problem exists more generally, even outside of the limit case; the more you concentrate power in a narrow group of humans, the more durable tyranny becomes.