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Arguably, there are two kinds of political movements (and leaders), those that bring people together, and those that play on tribalistic instincts and divide th
by meric 11y ago
Arguably, there are two kinds of political movements (and leaders), those that bring people together, and those that play on tribalistic instincts and divide them. One kind has much better results for humanity.
There are two kinds of political movements (and leaders), those, like narcissists, forcefully change others into themselves, remove differences between peoples, demolish language and culture, and those that remain resolute in being non-interfering of others, even while being interfered with, allowing other humans to live according to their humanity.
In Firefly - you would be part of the alliance. In Star Wars - you would be part of the empire. In the People's Republic of China, you would be part of the CCCP. In the U.S. you would be part of the Federal government. In Europe you would be part of the Troika.
And I accept that is your nature.
- hackuser 11y agoI disagree; I don't at all intend to force anyone or think they should be forced. I believe they can and will be pursuaded and do the right thing, of their own free will; good leaders facilitate that but showing them how to work together. Humanity's track record for working together is incredible - we're a long way from caves and hunting - and it may be that the more free you make people, the better they respond. The most prosperous, safest and most peaceful countries in the history of the world, by a long shot, are the freest.
- meric 11y agoYou can disagree. You have the same mindset as the U.S. Government in the 1800's thinking it is wise to persuade American Indians to 'civilise' for their own good. People who never admit failure no matter the results of their social experiments. And that's just how some of us are going to think some of the time.
- hackuser 11y agoI can more than disagree; I speak with absolute authority for what I believe. I declare the truth of it. You and your speculation have no standing at all.
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- thaumasiotes 11y agoThat's true for you, since you know if you're lying; it's not true in general. I don't mean to say that there's any reason to think you're lying here, but I think it's worth pointing out that the identical argument fails very badly in different circumstances.