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And yet this giving up is the quintessential behavior of humans which makes mass society possible. If we did not cede power and allow ourselves to be made into
by x5n1 11y ago
And yet this giving up is the quintessential behavior of humans which makes mass society possible. If we did not cede power and allow ourselves to be made into essentially slaves to serve each other's desires, society and the economy would not be possible.
Yet I often feel that this was in fact a deal with the devil which has already reduced people to machines to be coerced at the whim of others and in the future will do more of that and continue to make life less autonomous, stable and pleasurable because of the continued decreased autonomy to be yourself and say what you want to say when you want to say it, and not be judged and discriminated against for having your own non-mainstream opinions.
- meric 11y agoI am more optimistic - the various revolts and revolutions, numerous events in the past of destruction of the aristocratic classes, the modern phenomenon of electing party insurgents (Trump, Sanders) shows people giving up power is, in the long run, a free choice. Authority must be at least somewhat benevolent to continue to be.
- Aeolos 11y agoIn what universe is electing Trump or Sanders a way to reclaim power?
- oldmanjay 11y agoI can't defend Sanders as a choice here, but Trump has gathered a group of supporters who believe he represents a well-placed high explosive that will detonate the current political system, whether deliberately or through his utter unsuitability for the Presidency.
- wfo 11y agoSanders describes campaign finance reform as a return to democracy as opposed to the oligarchy we currently live in; I'd suspect this is what he's referring to. "reclaiming power" is essentially a paraphrase of his entire campaign if you take his "millionaires and billionaires" analysis to be accurate.
- jsutton 11y agoSanders is literally running on a campaign to reclaim power from the wealthiest to everyone else.
- Aeolos 11y agoWe heard the same things about Obama 7 years ago. Sanders is still part of the Democratic party and, like Obama, there's only so much he can stray from general party policies. Remember, this is the party that favors Hillary as a presidential candidate, a known liar, anti-encryption, for-surveillance hypocrite.
- meric 11y ago"Anything but the status quo".
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