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A comment on Gödel's Loophole. Parent comment

Re:Gödel's Loophole by bobthechef on Thursday March 25, 2021 @09:14AM (#26579826)
> in favor of historical authoritarian approaches.

I don't think history is a linear progression from authoritarianism to representative government.

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Re:Gödel's Loophole by TheOtherHobbes on Thursday March 25, 2021 @09:17AM (#26579866)
It's more often a progression from authoritarianism to representative government and back to authoritarianism.

"Law is what should happen. Politics is what does happen."

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Re:Gödel's Loophole by smitty1e on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:27AM (#26580701)
Law is very often a reaction to what has happened: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_cases_make_bad_law
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Re:Gödel's Loophole by smitty1e on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:25AM (#26580675)
A cogent argument.

Are you arguing the linearity, or the degree to which any governments in view represent much beyond the whims of the authoritarians?

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