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In reply to the discussion: Hong Kong's Incredible Official Statement on Snowden's Departure [View all]Diclotican
(5,095 posts)JDPriestly
I believe it is important - to study history - to learn about the past - and the possible future of the world - Hunger for power - and the need to secure the power, on the cost of institutions who should defend us all against misuse and bad treatement... It is always a fight between the ones who would dominate - and the ones who would respect democratic institutions, and use the system as best, for as many as posible...
I am not sure I have to much personal experience with it - but I do have been in places - (eastern europe before the wall was coming down) and I think I might have learned a few things about how it could be -living in a authoritarian country - or outright a dictatorship - even as I was able to leave after the Holiday was over.. And I was lucky enough to have many in the family who have experienced WW2 and who was able to at least tell some stories about how it was when Germany was here - and ruled as they was seeing fit.. (It was not that bad as in many other nations - but bad enough for Norway)..
Many if not most americans believe they are immune against falling for a person, or organizations who will make US into a dictatorship - even as everything is showing the opposite.. The last 12-15 years, since 2000 had not been positive for the US....
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