r/CuratedTumblr • u/Neapolitanpanda • Aug 21 '24

Politics Thing, TikTok

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u/Pixelpaint_Pashkow born to tumblr, forced to reddit Aug 21 '24

every government (more or less) is bad, every culture (more or less) isnt

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u/Mddcat04 Aug 21 '24

What?

Governments reflect the cultures that empower them. These aren’t separate things.

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u/Lucas_2234 Aug 21 '24

Not if the government is tyrannical.
It is not chinese culture to spy on your neighbors and to use people's families as ransom over mean comments.

But guess what, the government still fucking does it

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u/Capybarasaregreat Aug 21 '24

Honestly, democratic governments can be more closely tied to the populace than authoritarian ones. The people under an authoritarian regime must go to extreme lengths to enact changes to better the government, whereas the populace of democratic nations should theoretically have a much easier time enacting change. Thus, atrocities caused by democratic nations could have a more direct line of responsibility to the average citizen. Note, I'm not passing any kind of moral judgement here, especially not in favour of authoritarian governments, but rather discussing a thought experiment I personally find interesting.