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by ufocia 24 days ago
"Newly walled towns are a sign of shrivelling state authority" was my thought when I saw the walled off Capitol.

It is sad when the government needs walls to protect itself from its own people, a sign of weakness. To add to the irony the Capitol used to be, quite literally, the "people's house."

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> shrivelling state authority

Sure, but state authority alone is no substitute for cultural norms.