I disagree... in part. I postulate there can be no accumulation or consolidation of power without the enablement or acquiescence of the masses. A critical mass of the public must want the dictatorship for it to coalesce.
Disagree. A critical mass needs to acquiesce to it; what they might "want" is irrelevant. When the existing political, social, or economic arrangements no longer have the adherence of the people, a determined minority can impose a new arrangement. Most will take a "wait and see" attitude.
e. pierce's function on the TK threads is akin to the role performed by the "rat" terriers of old farming yore.
Functioning much like a software algorithm, a "troll" terrier
sniffs out "specific patterns of behavior from online trolls, [and] are more likely to focus on a few threads and post irrelevant content, and they have much lower writing quality than fellow commenters (which isn't much of a surprise)."
And while an algorithm won't shit on your rug or dismiss you as a PSYCHOTIC ASSHOLE TROLL...they won't fetch your slippers either.
You’re wrong. Most totalitarian regimes totally back down as soon as everyone complies. Just obey so this can all be over!
...totalitarian regimes exist because "everyone" puts them there in the first place.
I think it has more to do with consolidating power, than everyone puts them there.
I disagree... in part. I postulate there can be no accumulation or consolidation of power without the enablement or acquiescence of the masses. A critical mass of the public must want the dictatorship for it to coalesce.
Disagree. A critical mass needs to acquiesce to it; what they might "want" is irrelevant. When the existing political, social, or economic arrangements no longer have the adherence of the people, a determined minority can impose a new arrangement. Most will take a "wait and see" attitude.
"Wait and see" = "acquiesce." Not sure what your disgreement is, here.
In the words of Jefferson and others, "every nation gets the government it deserves."
https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/news/a34473/internet-troll-study-stanford-cornell/
Totalitarian regimes back down after everyone complies? Show your work. Give some historical accounting. Good luck with that.
There’s missing sarcasm, and then there’s missing an entire hemisphere.
and then there is misquoting Jefferson. Has, not gets.
I think that was sarcasm...
e. pierce's function on the TK threads is akin to the role performed by the "rat" terriers of old farming yore.
Functioning much like a software algorithm, a "troll" terrier
sniffs out "specific patterns of behavior from online trolls, [and] are more likely to focus on a few threads and post irrelevant content, and they have much lower writing quality than fellow commenters (which isn't much of a surprise)."
And while an algorithm won't shit on your rug or dismiss you as a PSYCHOTIC ASSHOLE TROLL...they won't fetch your slippers either.
I guess autism has an ugly side...
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You're an odd little fellow, aren't you?
You repeat yourself when under stress...you repeat yourself when under stress...
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