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>Should a group of people in democratic, Western countries be able to subvert the will of a world superpower with impunity? Crazy time we live it that this is
by 1ris 12y ago
>Should a group of people in democratic, Western countries be able to subvert the will of a world superpower with impunity?
Crazy time we live it that this is even possible.
- logfromblammo 12y agoI'd suggest that the ability to perform a subversion of the will of a foreign state is a necessary adaptation, preventing a nominally democratic state from sliding towards aristocratic, oligarchic, or plutocratic governance. The ability to increase freedom in a foreign state is related to the ability to prevent a decrease of freedom in your own. Inconvenient websites help uphold the duties of the fourth estate when mainstream media outlets have seemingly abandoned--or at least heavily de-prioritized--those duties. It is important for all governments, not just those with sketchy human rights records, to know that even the mightiest machine can be taken offline by a single wooden sandal.