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IMO, yep.
Every major advance has been preceded by violent disruption, because power resists major advances almost without exception.
Bhutan's pre-emptive switch from absolute monarchy to democracy is one of the exceptions that prove the rule.
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I think there are more exceptions than that, my main squeeze Solon here being a good example.
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Was gonna ask you about that. I figured it was referring to someone in particular.
Obviously there's never one exception, when talking about all of history. I'll look him up.
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I don't think crediting him alone for Athenian democracy, but without his reforms it would have been a rather pointless endeavor.
& every autocrat who did anything good did so w/reforms. They have no other path by which to effect progress, though obviously they don't always do.
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Reminds me of the study that found non-violent protest was more successful..
For one, their definition of non-violent was absurd; it absolutely would be called violent.
For two, non-violent change happens regularly bc small changes are more numerous, & less opposed by power.
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If people measure "success" like that, I'll happily do some personal shamanic consultations for a few grand each. Will be about as efficacious.
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"Look man, I talked to you and subsequently something good happened. That was because I implored the spirits for help. You'd explain it how?"