Thread by @letsthinkdeeply

The problem with our political debate:
- democracy is belief agnostic, it creates a check on arbitrary exercise of power.
- capitalism is agnostic, it creates a more efficient platform for economic growth.
- freedom is agnostic, it allows people to do as they choose.
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We conflate many other things together, but these are different choices:
- are we responsible,
- are we moral,
- are we fair and just, and
- are the excesses of each system in proper balance?
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These are where a society debates, protests, and considers the restrictions we will place on our systems to maintain balance. But now we have a cultural breakdown in what we consider responsible, moral, fair and just. And many no longer believe in our founding principals.
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But if you believe throwing democracy, our laws, our justice system and capitalism away; humans have never operated a better system at scale. It stuns me, the number that have embraced violence as a tool, the corruption we have ignored, and the Machiavellian use of the mob.
4/

There will always be failures, we will always fall short of aspirations but the chaos of the French Revolution and similar cultural upheavals show us what mob rule leads to and how many innocent people will be hurt in its use.
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We have struggled to be fair, be inclusive and eliminate the unfair use of power over others for decades. Is this the answer? Is this the way we will proceed? Are we ready for a society ruled by the mob and mostly peaceful intimidation? How did we get from Me Too to this?
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