Governments will be provided with the choice of either accommodating themselves to co-ordinating proliferating human variety or seeking to reduce that variety by repressive measures.

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In 1969, one of the most well known authors, Noam Chomsky, wrote the book, "Hegel and Western Thought". In this book he discussed that co-ordinating and reducing diversity is not a new idea. He said that co-ordinating and reducing diversity were the goals of the first empires of history. He also said that it was a common practice of governments to use repressive measures to achieve these goals.

Source: Liber Null And Psychonaut: An Introduction To Chaos Magic

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