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> It was the massacres Ashoka committed in the war against Kalinga that supposedly turned him Buddhist. Every other empire in human history has also committed h
by dragonsh 6y ago
> It was the massacres Ashoka committed in the war against Kalinga that supposedly turned him Buddhist. Every other empire in human history has also committed huge atrocities, so much that it's almost tautological.
Do you think modern times are any different?
Can you count the civilians death in Palestine, Iraq, Afganistan and many other places where USA and its allies bombed and bombs regularly. Talk of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it’s more brutal and worse than Kalinga which transformed Ashoka. Did this transform USA (its allies) or it’s political establishments?
Here not even talking about WWI and WWII. So don’t think living in a bubble unaffected by these can legitimise the tyranny of majority or democracy or communism which propelled to kill millions of others with different beliefs.
> but political structure still exists
Yes they are based on majoritarian views and politics at the expense of muzzling the minority.
We need a modern revolution based on science and humanity, removing the artificial barriers created by us, but anyways I know I am dreaming.
- haltingproblem 6y agoThe communists were motivated by science and humanity. All evil begins with good intentions.
- dragonsh 6y ago> The communists were motivated by science and humanity. No not really, communists are also another form of majoritarian political system. So far there isn’t an example of any system which really builds on science and humanity. All the structures at present are based on majoritarian views without due protection to minorities or minority views. I have yet to see a system which protects minorities from the tyranny of majority. Communist or Democracy both can survive only when administration appease majority and follow majoritarian views. Seen it first hand by living in both the systems.