[mFixman]

I think this is the most HN comment ever read.

And no, having an Internet curfew for preventing bloody protests won't improve the well-being of citizens.

[owl57]

Depends on whether it's successful in preventing bloody protests. Almost everything is better than war.

[ChristianBundy]

The best way to prevent protests is to stop doing things that your constituents want to protest.

[JoeAltmaier]

If only! In America, there's a culture of 'fun protesting' where you wave signs about things you don't know about. Like your parents did in the 60's, but now just for a lark.

[owl57]

When we are talking about "best way" to do something, we probably imply a (rational or not quite) agent making decisions, not the government as a whole. A monarch is without a doubt such an agent. Does abdication[1] count as stopping doing things?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Nicholas_II

[authoritarian]

So tyrannical oppression is ok because it stops the citizens from bringing attention to the tyrannical oppression through protests? That is absolutely not better; sometimes violence is required to spur change unfortunately

[owl57]

Some of the violence of past centuries brought us good parts of the current order, sure. But the relevant question is: are there any definite recent examples? Examples of violence turning a bad (sometimes really bad, I won't disagree!) peace into endless war are plentiful.

[throwaway66920]

What about war and progressive social change