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← Governments' bloody punishments are what corrupt mankind

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Governments' bloody punishments are what corrupt mankind Governments' bloody punishments are whatcorrupt mankind TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saving the government money by killing people creates a perverse incentive. — tap to centre the map on it Saving the government money bykilling people creates a perverseincentive. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it Society is always a blessing, butgovernment is at best a necessaryevil and at worst an intolerable one Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hypocrisy corrupts people more than theft, robbery, murder or fornication — tap to centre the map on it Hypocrisy corrupts people more thantheft, robbery, murder orfornication LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it Enslaving people strips them of halftheir virtue and teaches them fraudand cruelty, then blames them fordishonesty Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crime against humanity is not only killing humans but destroying our trust in humanity — tap to centre the map on it A crime against humanity is not onlykilling humans but destroying ourtrust in humanity Last stated 3 years ago 16 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capital punishment, torture and debasement are morally wrong and also bad policy. — tap to centre the map on it Capital punishment, torture anddebasement are morally wrong andalso bad policy. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Oct 2026 GG Greg Garrett — holds since 2026-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every actual state is corrupt, and good people must not obey the laws too well — tap to centre the map on it Every actual state is corrupt, andgood people must not obey the lawstoo well RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel — tap to centre the map on it Since everyone must fend forthemselves in life, robbing anyoneof a natural right is cruel Last stated 135 years ago 18 Jan 1892 ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since 1892-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Governments' bloody punishments are what corrupt mankind Last stated c. 1791 Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →