Someone once wrote that power corrupts, and the greater the power, the greater the corruption. So there is a more concentration of power, more privilege, deeper inequality, and an enhanced capacity to amass further power—all of which creates a perverse feedback loop. It is an age-old story, resurfacing today with greater speed and intensity than ever before.
And if the so-called democracy —where it truly exists— is a heuristic method for distributing power across such a broad base that the level of corruption per capita remains below a critical threshold, a point at which moral and cultural antibodies can still function?
And if the so-called democracy —where it truly exists— is a heuristic method for distributing power across such a broad base that the level of corruption per capita remains below a critical threshold, a point at which moral and cultural antibodies can still function?
Who knows.