Yes but it's not 1865 anymore. That matters.
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Replying to @whereisthewoods @AndrewQuackson and
It is, but it's also exponentially easier to inflict pain. And to simply avoid dealing with it in key ways. And that trend will continue.
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Replying to @whereisthewoods @AndrewQuackson and
As much as humans desire centralization, the universe seems to care almost not at all. Thermodynamics likes decentralization. Hard to fight.
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Replying to @EvanMcM @whereisthewoods and
A "big state" is more continental. Americans prefer individualism and then voluntary collectivization
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Replying to @AndrewQuackson @EvanMcM and
Hard Federalism (massive decentralization) was the flag -- or set of flags -- to do everything under. ...
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Replying to @Outsideness @cyborg_nomade and
That's pretty much the only idea less popular than national socialism. Which doesn't make it wrong (it isn't), but it's not much of a flag.
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Replying to @anomalyuk @Outsideness and
Decentralisation happens when the centre fails, not when the idea of decentralisation wins. Is there any counterexample? Czechoslovakia?
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Plenty of tech examples. Question is: To what extent does 21st C. political-economy follow tech?
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Replying to @Outsideness @cyborg_nomade and
As
@patrissimo once said, monopoly of violence over a territory is still a thing.1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes - 6 more replies
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