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Re:Protect me from what I want by twoWhlsGud on Monday November 28, 2022 @04:09PM (#33779700)
Old joke: "If you owe the bank $1M it's your problem, if you owe the bank $1B it's theirs". New joke: "If a few citizens become radicalized/crazy in ways that threaten the very functioning of your society it's their problem ... "
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Re:Protect me from what I want by pessimizer on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:13PM (#33780611)
...but if the majority of citizens act in ways that threaten the very functioning of your society, you may live in a monarchy or oligarchy.
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Re:Protect me from what I want by toofy on Monday November 28, 2022 @06:39PM (#33781499)
i’m not sure why this would be the only option you come to.

it’s much more likely that folks are concerned because the populism wishes to destroy pluralism.

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