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by raspie
2610 days ago
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New Stalin style dictatorships are unlikely to arise in developed countries. A gradual descend into modern-Russia style governance is much more likely. We have learned a lot about building stable power structures in the last 50 years. You don't need to have a death grip on everything in the country. A much softer touch is the technique of choice of modern oppressive regimes. Why disallow other parties when you can just make sure the right party always wins? Why get rid of capitalism if you can just pick the winners? Why censor information when you can drown the airwaves in fake news? Why purge dissidents if they have no power to change things? Why control what people do when you can control what people want to do? |
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