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It's almost like we've been sold a lie about good guys and bad guys, us vs them, and so on.
by basilgohar 2mo ago
It's almost like we've been sold a lie about good guys and bad guys, us vs them, and so on.
- winter_blue 2mo agoI do think authoritarianism on its own is bad. I want the freedom to criticize my government, and I want the freedom to run for elections or to advocate for changes I want to see. I think democracy and logical long-term thinking shouldn't be mutually exclusive. I feel democracy and sensible behavior are two not connected things. You can have idiotic authoritarian governments that ruin the economy. China and Vietnam were exceptions among communist countries, who switched to a form of market economy, when they saw that central planning was poverty-inducing and nigh impossible to do. The problems we're seeing in democracies might lie with the level of disinformation for electioneering purposes that is permitted under free speech today.
- dzhiurgis 2mo agoOh please. You wouldn’t survive in the regime 15seconds.
- TitaRusell 2mo agoAs an atheist I wouldn't survive in Texas for 15 seconds lol. I think I'll stick to my little Euro socialist country where politicians don't swear on a bible.
- parineum 2mo agoThat's a funny thing to say about a place you've obviously not been for 15 seconds. Also, you can swear on whatever you want here. It's the person's choice. You could swear on a copy of hitchiker's guide to the galaxy if you wanted.
- prmoustache 2mo agoIt has always been about where you lived and not how the guys really were.