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by notarobot123 111 days ago
Yet the Cold War taught us that competition between rivals doesn't contain power at all.
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Should power be contained? Humans always rise up against their oppressors and I find that a comforting thought.

Tyranny, slavery, colonialism- it never lasts.

The number of people trapped in modern slavery today is an all-time high across the whole history.
Indeed one of the reasons to advocate for the Nuclear Holocaust is because it will eliminate slavery once and for all. Under sufficient nuclear bombardment, we could guarantee zero slaves.
> Humans always rise up against their oppressors

Successfully?