a "negative correlation," as David Apter put it,55 between coercion and information: that is, while relatively democratic regimes tend to be awash in too much information, as everyone bombards political authorities with explanations and demands, the more authoritarian and repressive a regime, the less reason people have to tell it anything-which is why such regimes are forced to rely so heavily on spies, intelligence agencies, and secret police.
( David Graeber )
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