91 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 8 Oct \ parent \ on: What is a resolution to the divisions in the USA? mostly_harmless
People with power gradually come to realize that it's very difficult to enforce the rules consistently even if you wanted to. They then realize that no matter how hard they try to be just or consistent, that injustice and inconsistency will seep through. Eventually, they stop caring at all and just accept that they can enforce their power arbitrarily.
enforce their power arbitrarily
This is a good way to describe where we are now on a macro level in the US.
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Stanford prison experiment!
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Bingo
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