Great NYT story on the Syrian War
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by The Dharma Bum » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:42 pm
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Re: Great NYT story on the Syrian War
by The Dude » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:06 pm
I just entered this thread and came to the last page and I am so confused.
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Re: Great NYT story on the Syrian War
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:11 pm
You are impervious to my point.
Anyhoo, the antidote to all efforts to concentrate power seems to be direct democracy. It's the way a decentralized society organizes itself. And as the case of Switzerland shows it is quite an effective social order.
Even though the Swiss have a decentralized system they were able to mobilize over 250,000 men in less than three days and mount a formidable military deterrent. So the argument that centralized power will just take what it wants is dispelled. It's just not true. France was one of the biggest centralized powers prior to WWII and had the most powerful military machine in Europe and the Nazis ran over them in weeks. Centralized power didn't stop the blitzkrieg but Swiss political acumen and foresight did.
Anyhoo, the antidote to all efforts to concentrate power seems to be direct democracy. It's the way a decentralized society organizes itself. And as the case of Switzerland shows it is quite an effective social order.
Even though the Swiss have a decentralized system they were able to mobilize over 250,000 men in less than three days and mount a formidable military deterrent. So the argument that centralized power will just take what it wants is dispelled. It's just not true. France was one of the biggest centralized powers prior to WWII and had the most powerful military machine in Europe and the Nazis ran over them in weeks. Centralized power didn't stop the blitzkrieg but Swiss political acumen and foresight did.
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Re: Great NYT story on the Syrian War
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:12 pm
Not you, Dude. 
You slipped one in on me.
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Re: Great NYT story on the Syrian War
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