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Which could be taken to heart by people insisting that government should go back to some imagined simpler past. Those old processes are obsolete; there's no goi
by dec0dedab0de 2y ago
Which could be taken to heart by people insisting that government should go back to some imagined simpler past. Those old processes are obsolete; there's no going back. But that's another tale.
We definitely could create smaller governments to slow the consolidation of power. Splitting the more populous states in half or whatever, and treating the remaining states more like the EU treats it’s states would be a huge step in the right direction. but as you said it’s another tale.
- o11c 2y agoWhy would adding more moving parts help? Standardization is a good thing, and America is very bad at it if you ever try to do anything that crosses state borders.
- uoaei 2y agoBecause "machine" is a poor analog for government activities.
- dec0dedab0de 2y agoThe goal is not efficiency, the goal is to minimize the amount of damage that can be done by a single person or group with evil intentions.