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Meaning
The quote suggests that democracy is hard to criticize when there are few clearly available alternatives to measure it against. It implies that people may accept democracy partly because other systems seem less familiar or less workable. The wording frames the issue as one of comparison rather than principle.
When It Was Said
2007
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
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Source
"Democracy as an adaptive fiction".
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Listed with a cited source on Wikiquote: "Democracy as an adaptive fiction".
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About Curtis Yarvin
American political blogger and software developer
Curtis Guy Yarvin, also known by the pen name Mencius Moldbug, is an American political blogger and software developer. He is identified with the far right and with the late 2000s intellectual current known as the Dark Enlightenment, or neo-reactionary movement. He is best known for helping found that anti-egalitarian, anti-democratic movement alongside philosopher Nick Land. His writing is associated with critique of democracy and equality, and with arguments that helped define NRx as a distinct political philosophy.
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