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You need knowledgeable citizens who are not afraid to act. They will naturally push back those people who seek more power/status.
by hnthrowaway0315 2y ago
You need knowledgeable citizens who are not afraid to act. They will naturally push back those people who seek more power/status.
- zmgsabst 2y agoHow did that work out in the USSR and CCP, where groups regulated the corrupt power of others on behalf of the people? What you’re describing is the perennially utopian pitch of Marxist societies — a century of failure, not withstanding.
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- hnthrowaway0315 2y agoI'm not sure how many "knowledgeable citizens who are not afraid to act" existed in USSR towards the end. I don't get it. What do you prefer? The inverse?
- lostlogin 2y ago> How did that work out in the USSR and CCP, where groups regulated the corrupt power of others on behalf of the people? You are right, and the US won that battle. But let’s wait a few years as that winning looking quite so solid today.