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> There is no such thing like "bad government" and "good government".

Of course there is, compare the government of Finland to that of North Korea. Just because there are shades of grey and human institutions are generally susceptible to corruption greed an power politics doesn't mean there aren't governments that are different not only in degree but in kind.

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It is strange how folks are refusing to admit they can even _evaluate things_ in a bunch of cases. We're seeing that here, but I've also noticed it in other posts on HN: a disagreement with the position of the article is framed not as a distinct examination which comes to different conclusions, but instead commenters claim the post author was foolish in even attempting to evaluate the thing the post is about.

To some degree it feels like bits and pieces of anti-intellectualism getting into folks brains: rejecting the idea that folks can think about things at all.

It feels like a nihilistic take partnered with the view that everyone has a valid viewpoint.

Finland will approve shit like chat control, age verification or covid lockdowns against civil rights.

Whataboutism is bullshit. Power corrupts. It doesn't matter if you idealize a government, it's still composed of people who get compromised by money, power and general corruption.

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