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... The so-called democracy is basically populist politics normalized in an oligarchy. The legitimacy problem - i.e. how the members of the society accept the political institution, is only a problem within the elites. ...
... For the non-elite population, such questions can be easily settled through political manipulation, like Cesar and Hitler. When there is a legitimacy crisis, it's a crisis among the elite. ...
... Some of them may utilize popular support to overthrow the institution, but it's a kind of manipulation - not that the population awakens to some more legitimate alternatives. ...
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... Oligarchy doesn't suffer legitimacy issue since it's the manipulators ruling the manipulatees. Oligarchy is the political structure parrell to the gene stratification structure in a society. ...
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... Although the definition of "hypothesis" is narrower in science - a hypothesis in science usually refers to a theory that explains **how** things work. Propositions such as "It's okay to eat bruised apple" or "Mr. Huckabee is a bad politician." are not regarded as hypotheses. ...
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... [This theory](https://themind.net/references/qwoOUjrRSwaFZrY5G3vEEA), as pointed out by the paper, can have a great impact if widely understood by the general public > though their effect on human self-understanding and self-images, will eventually assist us in dealing with not only the traumas of ...
... More specifics of this theory [Dealing with social circumstances was the real challenge in human evolution](https://themind.net/references/gcEc3uCVR_ePqgoY_DPriA) [Why humans continue to live in groups](https://themind.net/references/GjY_8sBoS4CFHn23oOoz9g) Recent research on [Human large-scale cooperation ...
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... Slave ideology as defined by Hegel and Nietzsche when referred to Christianity. A nationalist takes perfect satisfaction for his desire for recognition in his national pride. He projects the recognition of his state onto the recognition of himself. ...
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... As EDSC predicted, there is adaptive pressure on successful manipulation within a social group. Thus there is adaptive pressure for religious belief or spirituality. ...
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... One of the worst aspects of current politics is the bipartisan consensus that America kind of sucks. On the left you have the relentless negativity of woke politics. On the right you have the relentless negativity of Trumpism. ...
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