I feel like the early American political philosophers were onto something important (govt is a voluntary compact for mutual benefit), that has been forgotten by most today, but is being rediscovered by the crypto community.https://twitter.com/britbenjamin/status/1054840057457082368 …
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There's an obvious deception motive. Coercive power is inherently illegitimate and has to be lied about - it's called the political formula.
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If we take for granted the falsehood that coercion is legitimate, democracy has a strong dialectical advantage. It can almost be portrayed as a voluntary compact, for example.
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