• mwguy@infosec.pub
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    9 months ago

    Not necessarily, there is nothing saying that a strong democracy will result in a big government. Just like there is nothing preventing authoritarians from having a big government.

    In theory, maybe that’s true. But that’s not the intention, design or historical reality of the situation.

    I will agree though, if you are authoritarian, you probably don’t want a big government, it is just easier to threaten and enact violence against your people to get the outcomes you want.

    Maybe but you definitely don’t want a heavily Federalized government. Federalization always diminishes the power of a central government.

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      9 months ago

      Federalization always diminishes the power of a central government.

      What do you mean by this?

      In general I prefer decentralized power. The fewer people with power leads to bad outcomes. People become expendable.