It’s an example of Russell conjugation. My country performs enlightened regulation. Your country causes unintended consequences. Their country ruthlessly promotes digital nationalism. Three verb phrases, one meaning.
Perhaps so. That doesn't mean that all control is equivalent, though. There is (at the moment) a significant difference between the Great Firewall and the level of regulation that exists in, say, the EU.
Get rid of the authoritarian state and get authoritarian warlords competing in anarchy (using your body). I mean, give a word a meaning. Surely the difference between North Korea and Canada isn't merely in the stress.
There are many alternatives between "authoritarian state" and "failed state". Any state with laws against victimless crime is authoritarian. Examples of victimless crime include drug use, sex between consenting adults and suicide.
I favor bottom-up political structure. Local governments handle local matters. Broader levels handle relationships among local governments, and enforce human rights.
All corporations should be held to public-interest charters.
