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I wonder - has there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily giving up power? I can't think of any, & in fact the opposite situation (eg regula
by Herring 17y ago
I wonder - has there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily giving up power? I can't think of any, & in fact the opposite situation (eg regulatory capture) is quite common.
- philwelch 17y agoDepends on what you mean by "voluntary", but maybe half of the British Empire was ceded without bloodshed.
- adharmad 17y agoCan you clarify which half was ceded without bloodshed?
- bayareaguy 17y agohas there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily giving up power It depends on what you mean by voluntarily, but here's one example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Day_(South_Africa) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Day_(South_Africa)
- adharmad 17y agoCant think of any. Power corrupts and the only way to change it is via political action or (sometimes) via armed revolution.