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there were some extremely UNdemocratic things he did, like stabbing all of his political enemies. the democratic institution should have had the police stop the
by roshin 2y ago
there were some extremely UNdemocratic things he did, like stabbing all of his political enemies. the democratic institution should have had the police stop the SA gangs that were terrorizing the unpopular people, but there wasn't enough political will to do that, until it was too late.
- spwa4 2y agoWhat people here don't seem to realize very much is that fundamentally, every system depends on people actually doing things. That can be following the rules, that can be enforcing the rules, that can be just being helpful or polite or willing to help others. As demonstrated by a lot of dictators, when people fail, no amount of laws, no matter how clever will protect the state. Every generation again, young people believe differently. The "overwhelming force" of the law is just people. People that can be convinced to ignore or violate the law. I would argue that these days the police ignoring the law (due to lack of personnel and funds) is on full display in almost 100% of the world, though some places are worse than others.
- magic_smoke_ee 2y agoThis. Cults hack groups of people to commit very irrational acts that go against their previously-held individual traditions and values. (There are several new, predominant cult-like factions these days... so this isn't a veiled criticism of one group while ignoring another.)