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@alexanderphilip1809 This is specifically why I referred to the perception of consent, be it manufactured or genuine. If majority consent is granted it ideally is as a result of a level of perceived competence by said majority at least in relation to the alternatives on offer. People seem to forget that democracy, in all its varying forms, is never a panacea. It isn't there to consistently deliver the right answers or forever ensure competent leadership, but it is the most stable enduring framework to facilitate societal progression by dint of the fact that it is strongly predicated on consent. It might well be two steps forward, three steps back sometimes and the nature, strength and legitimacy of that consent should always be open to question but 'the system' itself must prevail for want of anything better.
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In terms of covid era China, today's invaded Ukraine, Brexit, Trump and the world generally I would say this discussion has aged about as well as milk. That's not really meant as a criticism, but it just goes to show how fluid these things can be, how unpredictable and also how subjective they can be. Democracies generally are hard won, take many, many years to establish, should never be taken for granted and work best, by and large, when they're perceived as accountable and informed by consent. Once the perception of consent is lost by a sufficient number of people then they will start to falter.
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