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by jimothywales 2972 days ago
How does this have anything to do with "liberal democracy" besides your strange interpretation of the "system"?
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jahvo 2972 days ago
People are easily manipulable. This was the case since forever, but tech has amplified it, and tech has given us the data to back up how easy it is to manipulate people.
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jimothywales 2972 days ago
Sure, but how is liberalism or democracy related to your point at all?
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RIMR 2972 days ago
He's a conservative. He thinks that blaming liberals is the default...
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jonhendry18 2972 days ago
He's probably a neoreaction type. Probably prefers an autocrat or absolute monarchy.
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jahvo 2972 days ago
I don't think classical liberalism has anything to do with what conservatives call "liberals"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism

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