These developments are not a conscious turn to authoritarianism but a compensation for failing norms and a diminishing dominant culture.

January 26, 2026 - 19:48 UTC

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Previously, when the rules were mutually understood, behaviour was predictable. We knew what to expect from one another and planned accordingly. Compliance was predominantly voluntary because the boundaries were clear.
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That no longer holds. The rules are now disputed and their limits uncertain. The state has to plan for the worst. Risk outweighs charitable assumption. Compliance is no longer secured by consent; it is enforced procedurally. This is a structural consequence of neutrality in a multicultural society.
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