... The problem with his (splenetic) assertion is that he assumes 'Secure Power' is a relatively straightforward notion. ...
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... It's Moldbug's Fnargl -- and that was a science fiction scenario. What would the reality be like? CB doesn't recognize the question. ...
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Crypto-locks/etc might be useful to a sovereign securing power, etc, but not as checks on sovereign power.
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This discussion gets tripped up on a scaling problem. Why is the national sovereign given magical powers? ...
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... Every level of sovereignty is in reality challenged from 'above' and 'below' -- there's no Messianic King. ...
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... "All constitutions of sovereignty below the level of the national sovereign should unilaterally disarm themselves." ...
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"Transnational arbitrage" is a potential problem, but I don't see how intentionally maintaining/fostering division helps.
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The sovereign will be less likely to be undermined by outside forces if he doesn't maintain/foster division in his realm.
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That's not in fact obvious. Internal competition generates excellence better than bovinization does.
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... Given that left-field threats will be arriving unpredictably from outside, chaos-management capabilities are valuable.
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