yes most political discourse of any kind needs a healthy dose of spectrum thinking.

I tend to think in terms of "which side of the hill are we on" rather than "who's right"

SimpleStacker

martial law in western societies may be one of those things that they're unable to carry out successfully

Sure, but it seems to me that the successful states have realized that don't necessarily need such blunt measures as martial law...mass surveillance and making exemplars to nudge people around may be much more effective.

I like how you think about the existence of a spectrum here. The tendency of the sovereign idealists (as so clearly demonstrated in 

) is to paint the world in black and white and this probably contributes to their lack of success in so many areas.

Bitcoin discourse in general could probably use a healthy dose of spectrum thinking...except that bitcoin itself (ie the protocol) requires strict black and white).

BooksAndArticles

Lodging for Wayfaring Men Book Club: Chapter 2

Scoresby

> martial law in western societies may be one of those things that they're unable to carry out successfully

Sure, but it seems to me that the successful states have realized that don't necessarily need such blunt measures as martial law...mass surveillance and making exemplars to nudge people around may be much more effective.

I like how you think about the existence of a spectrum here. The tendency of the sovereign idealists (as so clearly demonstrated in *Lodging*) is to paint the world in black and white and this probably contributes to their lack of success in so many areas. 

Bitcoin discourse in general could probably use a healthy dose of spectrum thinking...except that bitcoin itself (ie the protocol) requires strict black and white).