insights INSIGHT Power Centralization ios_share
States seeking total control must eliminate competing power centers like regional authorities and social institutions.
These competing centers foster independence, limiting state power by forcing negotiation and compromise.
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insights INSIGHT Undermining Established Powers ios_share
States undermine established powers by appealing to the disenfranchised, offering them wealth and influence.
This tactic disrupts loyalty to regional powers and shifts it towards the central government.
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insights INSIGHT Eternal Revolution ios_share
The eternal revolution uses the disenfranchised to seize power, targeting those with any level of independence.
This cycle requires a constant enemy, fueling the revolution even after total control is achieved.
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Get the app Any totalitarian state must destroy all competing centers of power in order to achieve its goals. I discuss Bertrand De Jouvenel's concept of high/low vs. middle and how it helps us to understand the constant revolution modern states use to centralize power.
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