> If the totalitarian conqueror conducts himself everywhere as though he were at home, by the same token he must treat his own population as though he were a fo

> If the totalitarian conqueror conducts himself everywhere as though he were at home, by the same token he must treat his own population as though he were a foreign conqueror. -- Hannah Arendt It may be a stretch, but it occured to me that one could say that the US increased internal repression to protect the external repression, while China now increases external repression to protect internal repression. https://onemileatatime.com/marriott-fired-employee-for-liking-tweet/ https://onemileatatime.com/marriott-fired-employee-for-likin... > At the same time, I can see where Marriott is coming from. I can’t imagine how much money it cost them to have their website and app blocked in China for a week, and unfortunately Jones was a “sacrifice” that they made to appease China and probably avoid a similar punishment again. Not that I want to equate that with a war of aggression, but I don't find that progressive. Though I agree with > Eventually the US needs to come to terms with the massively destructive impact it has had on the world since WW2 I would even generalize it beyond the US. And that's really the only constructive way out of this I see, to own up to one's own past and crimes, stop repeating them, and to not partake in the crimes of others, and supporting them in owning up to theirs. I fully admit that saying that is dumb, but doing that, that would be genius. When two or more elephants engage in a dick waving contest the grass goes blind. We are people, not nations. The "leaders" of our nations for the most part don't serve us, and don't speak for us. Let's not forget that.