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← When citizens must consent to war, they will weigh it carefully before starting it
17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 1 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: When citizens must consent to war, they will weigh it carefully before starting it
When citizens must consent to war, they will weigh it carefully before starting it
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no meaningful right to make war under the law of nations — tap to centre the map on it
There is no meaningful right to make war under the law of nations
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Support for the Constitution mostly depends on whether it makes one master or slave, which is no consent — tap to centre the map on it
Support for the Constitution mostly depends on whether it makes one master or slave, which is no consent
LS
Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free — tap to centre the map on it
Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free
JR
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs — tap to centre the map on it
People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs
Last stated 239 years ago
31 Oct 1787
JJ
John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A people's character and situation must determine what government fits them — tap to centre the map on it
A people's character and situation must determine what government fits them
Last stated 252 years ago
22 Mar 1775
EB
Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war — tap to centre the map on it
Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war
DE
Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it
Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — 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 politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
AJ
Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it
A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position.
Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
SJ
Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it
A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Oct 2024
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it
A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Oct 2023
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
AE
Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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