Anonymous #2 1w

If a truly benevolent dictatorship could exist that would be the best form of government. But that is purely theoretical and doesn’t exist in reality.

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Anonymous #2 1w

Could we have aspects of both?

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Anonymous landtrust 1w

I mean I suppose the “dictatorship of the proletariat” is theoretically a high degree of state power with some democratic elements but as we have seen historically speaking it devolves into just run of the mill authoritarianism pretty easily

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Anonymous #2 1w

A powerful executive in a presidential system could also be seen as a mix of those two ideas but that we have also seen can go downhill very fast. The problem is that people who aren’t truly benevolent will attempt to get into power, and if you give the state too much power they will misuse it. And even if we had a theoretically benevolent dictator, they can’t know everything and would be manipulated by those around them.

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Anonymous #2 1w

Im talking about something new

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Anonymous #3 1w

So in both ways, minority groups are harmed. So then what?

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Anonymous landtrust 1w

The balancing act is that democracy limits the power of the government to keep it from being abused, but that limits the government from taking actions which may be necessary but unpopular. But when you give more power to the government with less of a democratic safeguard, that then enables abuses because people are flawed.

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Anonymous #2 1w

We have seen that happen with our own Supreme Court, for example. It was made with the intent that the people aren’t informed enough to choose good justices. But that has caused there to be corrupt unaccountable justices. An example of where this can be good would be with like NOAA or the FWS where people are SUPPOSED to be employed there because they are experts and make the decisions necessary with their expertise. But that’s all gotten fucked lately with DOGE cuts and bad appointments.

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Anonymous landtrust 1w

Checks and balance, guaranteeing rights to people regardless of sexual orientation/race/etc. Though that doesn’t guarantee anything, and I don’t know what solution there is

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