The more authoritarian the demand, the more it is perceived as justified
One mechanism that led to the acceptance of draconian interventions. Moment 261
THEM: Surely it’s impossible that the government implemented draconian policies without having the evidence?
ME: Indeed. It’s almost inconceivable, isn’t it?
THEM:
ME:
THEM: Which means they must have had the evidence.
ME:
Too much trust and faith is placed on our government by citizens. The system (media + government + entertainment + private sector) has done a damn good job of conditioning the public to believe that any bad acts on the governments part must be because of incompetency and not deliberate.