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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than und
by SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” - C S Lewis
Of the three with data they could abuse, I’ll take the thieves everyday of the week.
- mostertoaster 5y agoI always think of this when I think of Nazi germany. The scary part is that the Germans turning in their neighbors weren’t bad people. They were convinced with the approval of their conscious they were doing the thing that would help society. It’s scary to think that if most us lived in nazi Germany during that time we likely would’ve gone right along with it, patting ourselves on the back for being good people.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoIf the last year taught me anything, it’s how fast people will turn on neighbors if given even slight guidance by the media let alone the government. Pick a topic, it’s all division, and seems intentional now.