@Nick_B_Steves You could argue (in any case) that it isn't a ratchet, but the irreversibility of a ratchet process cannot be controversial.
@Nick_B_Steves If we're not engaging degenerative ratchets, then conservative politics still makes sense.
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@Nick_B_Steves Catastrophe doesn't necessitate gigadeaths. It's meant technically -- a discontinuous transition. (Deng Xiaoping for e.g.) - 1 more reply
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@Outsideness@Nick_B_Steves One can only positively identify a ratchet retrospectively. If there is recovery, then it wasn't a ratchet. -
@mtpollack@Nick_B_Steves Of the positive examples proposed: Democratization, welfarism, immigration, and macro-management, ... - 9 more replies
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@Nick_B_Steves "Cthulhu kinda sorta swims leftish, usually, up to now ..." -- OK, maybe the GOP can save you. Or not: http://www.xenosystems.net/ratchets-and-catastrophes/ … -
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