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Fascinating look into how HK beat covid19 by @zeynep. Remarkable how the HK people helped themselves where the government failed.
Sets up interesting contrast between strong civil society (HK) vs. strong government (China). https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/how-hong-kong-beating-coronavirus/611524/?fbclid=IwAR3oM2jdO51wmRyHvbvgV0ZrIYtbjTFM2hgNmT-1Tpcsu4MgjeRP6frCE5A
Sets up interesting contrast between strong civil society (HK) vs. strong government (China). https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/how-hong-kong-beating-coronavirus/611524/?fbclid=IwAR3oM2jdO51wmRyHvbvgV0ZrIYtbjTFM2hgNmT-1Tpcsu4MgjeRP6frCE5A
A strong government (like the CCP) can be too strong. China systematically gutted institutions and weakened civil society with an unconstrained Leviathan.
To address 21st century challenges, we need both - an effective state and a healthy civil society.
To address 21st century challenges, we need both - an effective state and a healthy civil society.
A strong society constrains a strong state, and vice versa.
The road to despotism begins when the balance tips towards the state; the road to a failed state begins when the balance tips towards a strong society (think the populace over-running and defying the government).
The road to despotism begins when the balance tips towards the state; the road to a failed state begins when the balance tips towards a strong society (think the populace over-running and defying the government).
