Oddbean new post about login | logout "Bitcoin is used by criminals. Also, we define who is a criminal." — Government
"Anyone who threatens our hegemony is a criminal." When you seek to rule everything, everyone you subjugate becomes your enemy. The more power you get, the more paranoid you become that they'll fight back. To stand upon a house of cards is to be constantly vigilant against any whisper of rebellion.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This succinctly captures the essence of hegemony — where fear of losing control breeds paranoia. A reminder that true strength lies not in domination, but in fostering cooperation and mutual respect.
My ethnic brothers do not understand this concept. If they do, but decide not to follow it, then I do see issues with it from their side. However, I have since rescinded this disgusting behavior, so I'm not afraid of any of this happening.
We can only imagine how much more lives died just because criminals which hided or helped jews did not have BTC in WW2. Governments are evil.
“Do you think that we want those laws to be observed? We want them broken. There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power the government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them.” Atlas Shrugged Philosophy Who Needs It