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Right on schedule as I had suspected that it won't be long before we see a politico or two use the Bondi beach tragedy as an opportunity to bring in moar laws in the name of "safety." Last time I checked it was still illegal to shoot innocent people. These are the vampires that people ought to be wary of that weaponize fear and tragedy to slowly strip away the rights of law abiding citizens.

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Someone told me there was news about some terrorist act stopped before it happened in Germany or something. Like in the movie Brazil: the terrorism existed once, yes, as an act against the government. But then it was kept alive by false flag operations and news outlets. There was no real terrorism any longer, but the fear is such a handy tool. Did you see it? It's Terry Gillliam's movie.
I wonder if there's a link between population density being able to hold governments accountable. When populations are scattered it might be easier for a state to stay in power through dystopian methods. When a million people can't easily walk down to deal with bad management. Simply no parking for such a thing. Probably why there is a stranglehold on transportation.
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Interesting perspective and i think there is some truth to it, because it's true even in companies that the bigger a company gets, even with the right systems in place, the more bureaucratic the decision making ultimately becomes. Where employees usually had direct access to executive mgt, now they have to go through layers of bureaucracy. That said, i also think at the end of the day people get complacent over time and stop holding their leaders accountable esp during the good times. That's when bad laws and regulations start getting passed, which ultimately become the proverbial boot on everyone's face.
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To continue with the simple population density idea maybe there's a ratio hidden here. Over long time frames. (Total population size vs population density) would be a chart of sustainable accountable governance. Also maybe amplified by the speed of information. Probably a sweet spot and a breaking point*, could make some obvious predictions with this. Geographically large dispersed populations will be unstable and require increasing force to maintain. Small or higher population density states will be more stable with a more accountable government. Within the carrying capacity of the land mass. ireland switzerland.... By this logic russia australia and canada will become the worst nations for it's citizens long term until they break up, even considering the population clustering. Not sure if there would be a breaking point in the other direction? Extreme high population density. Probably not relevant yet. ( Until self sufficient dyson cylinders..)