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"Just make the punishments harsher to make up for reduced probability of catching wrongdoing." is and always has been an absolutely terrible strategy and the ep
by Nasrudith 2y ago
"Just make the punishments harsher to make up for reduced probability of catching wrongdoing." is and always has been an absolutely terrible strategy and the epitome of stupid-evil. The Qin Dynasty tried that and wound up lasting for only fifteen years. They had rebellions twice caused because the alternative was death anyway, including one which had them supplanted.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoNotably the Mongol empire, much much bigger than the Qin, and in some ways even harsher, lasted for over a century in a relatively stable fashion. So historical examples don’t provide much unambiguous evidence.