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i think much of the concern we have learned over the past few years is that it isn’t only the scary bogeyman of “states” that is terrifying. the authoritarian
by toofy 2y ago
i think much of the concern we have learned over the past few years is that it isn’t only the scary bogeyman of “states” that is terrifying.
the authoritarian power just a few people can have from their riches can be even more terrifying and even more abusive.
again, i’m not arguing for state abuse, but state abuse is absolutely and incredibly not the only power which abuses.
- roenxi 2y agoAll power of any sort leads to abuse, power is basically the potential someone has to abuse and a disturbing chunk of humanity enjoy being terrible and will misuse any power they have. But the problem with governmental/military/policing power is that people see abuse and their solution is often to try and create an even more powerful entity to fight it. Which should seem really stupid to anyone who has identified that the concentrated power was the problem in the first place. There are also less obvious problems with choosing conflict as a strategy; we should all be on fundamentally the same side.
- nojvek 2y agoCompetition of power is how power is kept in check.
- from-nibly 2y agoThat's how you concentrate even more power. So is it just an eternal rat race? Except nuclear weapons are the top so is the race over and no one can keep the power in check since no one can get more power than those with nukes?
- pixl97 2y agoWelcome to reality. If you want to tear down power you have to have power. If you tear down power some other group will go about concentrating power to you must keep power to monitor and stop them.