Thomas Zimmer on Nostr: If the ruling minority is willing to keep curtailing the rights of opposing groups, ...
If the ruling minority is willing to keep curtailing the rights of opposing groups, to further restrict their ability to take part in the political process, to mobilize state power and enable paramilitary/vigilante forms of violence, minority rule can absolutely be sustained for a long time. 16/
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