The idea of a good tyrant, who uses censorship and propaganda for the good of his subjects, goes back to at least 2400 years to Plato's philosopher king.

Which reminds me that I still need to finish this book: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Society-Its-Enemies-Spell/dp/0415237319 nostr:note1cgg6kwnct4k83tk2qnv6wg4qypegks27dyn6893l4ece39mkamustuak5t

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Reading it right now. The problem starts with Heraclitus.

I mean we just don't have much written from before that, but I'm there was some Neanderthal arguing about this with Homo Sapiens buddy.

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I mean we just don't have much written material from before that, but I'm there was some Neanderthal arguing about this with his Homo Sapiens buddy.

I mean we just don't have much written material from before that, but I'm sure there was some Neanderthal arguing about this with his Homo Sapiens buddy.

and greece in ruins the last 2400 years. democracy is a failed system.

i am looking into anarcho capitalist and christopher cooks the distributed nation.

there is no beaureaucrat i trust as they are all bought with dirty money and possess an evil self serving nature.

selfless men will never rise to power in any competitive system.

trust in individual rights is correct because it reduces the fault domain size down to the indvidual while increasing responsibility and incentive according to the natural law.

greeks are good but weve advanced far beyond them in anglo saxon common law and self governing communities