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Collapse is sudden rather than gradual because authoritarian societies cannot survive a perfect storm of crises when criticism is forbidden.
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Collapse is sudden rather than gradual because authoritarian societies cannot survive a perfect storm of crises when criticism is forbidden.
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"So, in the rise phase, what matters first and foremost is unity of the people. We're all working together. There's empathy. There's concern for..."
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"...really fast. Why? The reason why is this system cannot survive external shocks. So, external shocks is a perfect storm of crises. So, another..."
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Societies do not fall because one problem gets worse in a straight line.
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