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← Political power in the proper sense is the organised power of one class to oppress another

12 connected korrents · 8 moments from 7 Mar 2023 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Political power in the proper sense is the organised power of one class to oppress another Political power in the proper sense is theorganised power of one class to oppressanother KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them. — tap to centre the map on it Political power is held by thosewith the will to power, a drive thatcan't arise from detachedtruth-seeking communities withoutcorrupting them. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Mar 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy in the proper sense is necessarily a form of despotism — tap to centre the map on it Democracy in the proper sense isnecessarily a form of despotism IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ruling class is content with a party that hinders political change rather than advancing it. — tap to centre the map on it The ruling class is content with aparty that hinders political changerather than advancing it. Last stated a year ago 16 Jun 2025 KW Kate Wagner — holds since 2025-06-16 — 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 ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it A consistent liberal is not ananarchist MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Political power in the proper sense is the organised power of one class to oppress another Last stated c. 1848 Holds Karl MarxFriedrich Engels Read this korrent →