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ls612 ◴[] No.44363960[source]
Unfortunately this is the inevitable outcome of information and computation (and therefore control) becoming cheap. Liberal political systems can no longer survive in equilibrium. The 21st century will be a story either of ruling with an iron fist or being crushed beneath one :(
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dathinab ◴[] No.44364505[source]
there is a huge difference between having strict laws and enforcing them and "ruling with the iron fist"

the later inherently implies using violence to suppress people

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1. ls612 ◴[] No.44364657[source]
And what does “enforcement” mean in your mind? The western censorship regime isn’t being implemented by asking nicely…