My point here is that the key variable isn't how the oligarchy sells its hidden power structure to the people it rules, but whether the people band together to limit the government's overall scale and intrusiveness. Hence my libertarianism.
Every form of government boils down to some form of oligarchic protection racket - no matter how the elites sell it to the people.
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@primalpoly's libertarianism! If people understood the true nature of government they'd be either a) ashamed of being complicit or b) more careful of how much of it they wished for.
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The main difference between democracies and dictatorships, according to The Dictators Handbook, is the number of people you have to pay off.
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Replace “boils down to” with “gravitates toward” and you’ve got a deal.
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Then stop saying that centralized government isn’t necessary for markets and individual freedom The trick is whether said government is an inclusive one that protects liberties and works for the people or an extractive one No easy thing and very rare, sure, but necessary
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Protection from The Fifth Risk.
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Libertarians and their generalizations. Umm, markets don’t work without a centralized government that can protect property rights and enforce contracts. What to do? You could always try Somalia. I hear it’s government is weak and power decentralized.
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