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		Nevermark on Aug 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Without belief in a god, but never without belief ... I think that was clearly obtainable in principle, or at least asymptotically attainable. An unattainable utopia might include anacapitalists who want to replace any kind of government or governance with an expansion of capitalism, and don't see inherent problems with that.

foldr on Aug 21, 2023 [–]

People saw lots of 'inherent problems' with universal suffrage too. They were all silly, in retrospect, but did not seem so at to many people at the time. See e.g. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/classicreadings/chapter/bertr...

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