POL SCI 51A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Personal Rule, Patrimonialism, National Reorganization Process
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For today: means of control (in non-democratic states) They say the moment you land in dubai you"re under surveillance. When you log into your computer, they are in your computer. If you go to singapore there is no freedom. You are being followed and they know everything about you. Can we tolerate a certain level of mischievousness. To ensure we have no crime we will have to use more drones. In a democracy we should be able to allow that. It is alright if you are a misbehaving a little. In singapore you get hit with a cane if you litter. If we do this we are showing that we do not trust the people. Nondemocratic states do not trust the people, that is why they follow them. Artists are always under surveillance because they are models: models of rule. Artists are always under surveillance because they are models.