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The authoritarian impulse is fundamentally about controlling the behavior of others, whereas the impulse for liberty is to control your own behavior. As we cont
by rsj_hn 4y ago
The authoritarian impulse is fundamentally about controlling the behavior of others, whereas the impulse for liberty is to control your own behavior. As we continue to drift towards authoritarianism, there are many people cheering this on, revealing their true affinities. You see this with people exuberant for restrictions of cash transactions, joyous at censorship and control over communications media, exuberance over other types of social policing, etc.
- wolverine876 4y agoOui! Nobody talks about or applies what used to be fundamental American values: Freedom, all persons are created equal, every person as good as another, anyone can achieve anything. It seems like an obvious opportunity for a politician or even just a commentator, to pick up that baton. It's a well-paved path, everything is already written or you, and people really need some optimism and idealism right now.