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I wonder - has there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily giving up power? I can't think of any, & in fact the opposite situation (eg regulatory capture) is quite common.


Depends on what you mean by "voluntary", but maybe half of the British Empire was ceded without bloodshed.


Can you clarify which half was ceded without bloodshed?


has there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily giving up power

It depends on what you mean by voluntarily, but here's one example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Day_(South_Africa)


Cant think of any. Power corrupts and the only way to change it is via political action or (sometimes) via armed revolution.




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