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If this argument were true, dictatorships couldn't exist. However, they do.
by throw-the-towel 11mo ago
If this argument were true, dictatorships couldn't exist. However, they do.
- makeitdouble 11mo agoYou're assuming that citizen are united in what they want. That's usually not the case.
- Warwolt 11mo ago> they either must be bought at an increasing steep price
- throw-the-towel 11mo agoRight, what I was getting at is -- that isn't a fatal problem in practice, the price stays affordable.
- ACCount37 11mo agoMost dictatorships make no less than a half-hearted attempt to convince the population to support them. And then they make a point out of terrorizing the people who don't support them. Just so the others have no trouble discerning whether believing them is a good idea or not.
- HaZeust 11mo agoWas this supposed to be a counter-argument?
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