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> or them being utopian as in unattainable. Universal suffrage seemed utopian and unattainable for a long time – until it happened. It's actually rather diffic
by foldr 3y ago
> or them being utopian as in unattainable.
Universal suffrage seemed utopian and unattainable for a long time – until it happened. It's actually rather difficult to predict which political goals are or aren't obtainable without the benefit of hindsight.
- Nevermark 3y agoI think that was clearly obtainable in principle, or at least asymptotically attainable. An unattainable utopia might include anacapitalists who want to replace any kind of government or governance with an expansion of capitalism, and don't see inherent problems with that.
- foldr 3y agoPeople saw lots of 'inherent problems' with universal suffrage too. They were all silly, in retrospect, but did not seem so at to many people at the time. See e.g. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/classicreadings/chapter/bertrand-russell-on-anti-suffragist-arguments/ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/classicreadings/chapter/bertr...