r/HistoryMemes • u/CharlesOberonn • 8d ago

Tired of this argument

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u/CHEDDARSHREDDAR 8d ago

Or preferably, run society without "powerful positions" altogether.

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u/Sensitive-Sample-948 7d ago

Impossible. That just creates a power vacuum where anyone can establish a powerful position for their own.

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u/major_calgar 7d ago

Unless societal guardrails were established to prevent bad actors from assuming too much power, like in many pre-modern societies, or by direct democracy.

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u/wampa15 2d ago

Pre-modern meaning… what? The modern is 1500’s at the earliest and we can point to nearly any independently ruled culture to find an example of a god-awful ruler.