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[–] mwguy 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not necessarily, there is nothing saying that a strong democracy will result in a big government. Just like there is nothing preventing authoritarians from having a big government.

In theory, maybe that's true. But that's not the intention, design or historical reality of the situation.

I will agree though, if you are authoritarian, you probably don’t want a big government, it is just easier to threaten and enact violence against your people to get the outcomes you want.

Maybe but you definitely don't want a heavily Federalized government. Federalization always diminishes the power of a central government.

[–] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Federalization always diminishes the power of a central government.

What do you mean by this?

In general I prefer decentralized power. The fewer people with power leads to bad outcomes. People become expendable.