Re:'Do Not Split': A Hong Kong protest film [video]
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @02:09PM
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> Deep informal connections between both "sides" might substitute rule of law to some degree
It's a poor substitute. To the point that I think single-party rule may be preferable. Informal power sharing arrangements almost deterministically go to shit after a single generation. They also calcify the elites' ranks.
Re:'Do Not Split': A Hong Kong protest film [video]
by scotty79 on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @02:14PM
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I might agree with you that it might be risky but I think exchange of top formal power every few years could keep unseen connections fresh and intergenerational.
It's a poor substitute. To the point that I think single-party rule may be preferable. Informal power sharing arrangements almost deterministically go to shit after a single generation. They also calcify the elites' ranks.