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People think that by giving government power they're doing good. That, with the help of government, together we can collectively unite and form a Utopia. But h
by nickthemagicman 5y ago
People think that by giving government power they're doing good. That, with the help of government, together we can collectively unite and form a Utopia.
But history has been populated by way more dystopia and bloody revolutions and governments that crush the people, than collective harmony Utopias.
Human beings are way more primitive than we realize I think and will corrupt ANY system, capitalism, socialism, democracy, etc.
I don't know if it's because power corrupts or sociopaths get into power. So while it seems good at first over time that power will be abused.
Even the CHURCH was selling indulgences at one point.
- HPsquared 5y agoPower corrupts, and corruption empowers.
- throwawaylinux 5y ago> People think that by giving government power they're doing good. That, with the help of government, together we can collectively unite and form a Utopia. I don't actually believe that any more. I think maybe they actually relish is the idea that others would be forced to conform to their beliefs about how everyone must think and behave and be ruled. They might believe it would be a utopia, but it would be specifically a utopia of their specification, and specifically excluding any possibility of different utopias, different opinions, non-conformance. Maybe not, maybe they do believe they are doing good. But the dream is always a fundamentally narcissistic, selfish, and naive utopia even if they are incapable of seeing anything but generosity and greatness in their own plans and therefore genuinely believe they are doing good.