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I'll never forget that in my twenties I came to the realization that I would support an authoritarian regime that ran everything exactly the way I wished things
by alsetmusic 6mo ago
I'll never forget that in my twenties I came to the realization that I would support an authoritarian regime that ran everything exactly the way I wished things were. It was startling and sobering.
I no longer think that way, thankfully. But there are millions of not-so-thoughtful people who do.
- ivraatiems 6mo agoI think this is exactly the issue, and it is not actually a partisan issue. I feel that urge, too -- how bad would it be, really, if I got what I wanted and people who thought like me did too? How much do I really care about the fates of folks whose morals and goals are so disparate from mine? But it's no way to live and we're seeing the consequences of it now.
- datsci_est_2015 6mo agoCouldn’t be me: “ran everything exactly the way I wished things were” is mutually exclusive with “authoritarian regime” from first principles, like how decisions are made and how accountability and liability are structured.