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Yeah. The way I've been thinking about it lately as like the "pigeon playing chess"... He just knocks over your pieces and declares victory. A confluence of fac
by mypalmike 6y ago
Yeah. The way I've been thinking about it lately as like the "pigeon playing chess"... He just knocks over your pieces and declares victory. A confluence of factors has led us to a point where a scary number of people side with the pigeon. And that is how democracy is eroded.
- nmfisher 6y agoThis is such an incredibly apt comment.
- mrunkel 6y agoI think the full analogy is something akin to "He'll knock over all the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like he won." Which is quite the mental image and fits perfectly.
- varjag 6y agoIf you're not that good or interested in chess, the pigeon appears to be clearly winning.
- jayko 6y agoDemocracy is eroded by people not thinking uniformly? That's an interesting thought. I believe that was only required for totalitarian types of government like Fascism and Communism.