By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026We have to convince them that even the smartest and wisest person (including us, including them) is capable of folly and needs to have checks on their (our) authority. 28/ 1251
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026We need to attack the theory of the "unitary executive" and every other autocratic ideology head on. We have to insist that these aren't just unconstitutional, but that they are ideologically catastrophic. 29/ 2445
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026"No kings," because even an omnibenevolent king isn't omniscient, and that means that omnipotence is always omnidestructive in the long run. The fascist revival has been scarily effective and resilient - and systems thinking offers an explanation for both that efficacy and that resiliency. eof/ 3554
Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The best leaders have really good taste in experts, get a thousand opinions, and then pick what's best for the greater good. One guy picks the best outfit for his newest ugly statue. That's human psychology -- hierarchical domination (patriarchal God - ego self) vs infinite empathy ("true" God) 000
