Talk:Ratchet effect

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the rachet animation is brilliant, but demonstrates a ratchet, (socket wrench) and not the rachet effect

[edit] Would it be appropriate to add an example on the increasing powers granted to security agencies in democracies?

Would it be appropriate to add an example on the increasing powers granted to security agencies in democracies? The erosion of rights is a double ratchet: powers granted ratchet up within a nation, and the examples of other nations are used to ratchet up the powers granted within nations behind the curve.

Although these powers can and are revoked occaisionally, the same applies to the removal of beaurocracies given in other examples. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.8.170.141 (talk) 04:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)