From: nunojsilva@invalid.invalid   
      
   (moved from comp.os.linux.misc)   
      
   On 2026-01-11, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:23:56 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
   >   
   >>    In any case, the subject was "governments" ... and a note that   
   >>    'herding humans' is incredibly difficult.   
   >>    While we may WANT "kinder and gentler", maybe it's not always   
   >>    POSSIBLE. Humans easily, quickly, trend towards anarchy.   
   >   
   > I naturally lean toward anarchism/libertarianism. However after observing   
   > the circus for all these years I also see the place for authoritarian   
   > governments lest humanity sinks to the lowest common denominator. If it   
   > hasn't already. The gene pool needs a few tons of chlorine.   
      
   I think what I see most currently is a need to understand what a   
   democracy really is and also the concept of rule of law / state of   
   rights.   
      
   Rhetoric along the lines of "but courts can't override elected   
   officials!" seems to be rising among the right and far-right.   
      
   (Sure, involving courts and judges won't prevent biased rulings or   
   miscarriages of justice, but one thing is to criticize that, an entirely   
   different thing is a criticism baseds solely on "they were elected, so   
   they should be able to do whatever they want" (funnily, this rhetoric   
   gets used even for office holders who were *not* elected...).)   
      
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