Those that take a Hobbesian vision of the future that results from diffusion of power might expect which of the following outcomes?
a. Technology will encourage economic development and make authoritarian regimes less tenable.
b. Citizens may sacrifice democratic liberties in favor of autocratic governments that provide basic personal security.
c. Governments will give up sovereign power, through democratic processes, and encourage the growth of supranational authorities.
d. Transnational communications create much more awareness of what is going on in other parts of the globe, and thus groups will be better able to organize on a global basis.
e. Governments themselves will break down without leaving an acceptable authority, leaving behind a destructive anarchy.
Answer: b
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