Why Dictators Fear Dissent
49:44–51:03 · 79s
Pinker explains that despotic regimes don’t fear private grumbling—they fear common knowledge of dissent—and shows how censorship and protest bans are tools to block mass coordination.
49:44–51:03 · 79s
Pinker explains that despotic regimes don’t fear private grumbling—they fear common knowledge of dissent—and shows how censorship and protest bans are tools to block mass coordination.
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