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Honestly I can live with it because I know that my country will never turn into a theocracy or a dictatorship. That would require people to bow to a higher powe

Honestly I can live with it because I know that my country will never turn into a theocracy or a dictatorship. That would require people to bow to a higher power than themselves and develop actual beliefs lol.

a3w 2mo ago
I do believe people still vote for dictatorship if they think it will fuck over others much harder, then themselves, and "they deserve it".
- inigyou 2mo ago
  The Germans voted for Hitler because the economy was shit and Hitler was the only one daring to say he'd fix it.
  - elil17 2mo ago
    He didn't win just because he said he'd fix the economy. Antisemitism and nationalism were part of his political platform from the beginning. I think it's very important that people continue to recon with the fact that millions of Germans voted for Hilter and supported his rise to power despite because he wanted to enact antisemitic policies. He also did a coup, so there's that.
    - andsoitis 2mo ago
      > people continue to recon with the fact that millions of Germans voted for Hilter Can you tell us more what you have in mind? Nobody who voted for Hitler in the early 1930 are still alive today.
ricardobeat 2mo ago
You don’t need the country to become a dictatorship. Private companies will gladly do the job of surveillance and selling your data. But also, lower your guard long enough and it might be taken over by any of two or three religious groups that only seem to be growing.
goatlover 2mo ago
An autocracy or illiberal democracy is perfectly possible. It's happened to several countries recently. And Russia at this point is a dictatorship.
mohamedkoubaa 2mo ago
A government with total control over the population can turn into whatever it pleases, whenever it pleases. A catalyzing crisis can always be manufactured.
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eli_gottlieb 2mo ago
Theocrats have not been known to believe in a power higher than themselves. They just believe that you believe.

a3w 2mo ago

I do believe people still vote for dictatorship if they think it will fuck over others much harder, then themselves, and "they deserve it".

inigyou 2mo ago
The Germans voted for Hitler because the economy was shit and Hitler was the only one daring to say he'd fix it.
- elil17 2mo ago
  He didn't win just because he said he'd fix the economy. Antisemitism and nationalism were part of his political platform from the beginning. I think it's very important that people continue to recon with the fact that millions of Germans voted for Hilter and supported his rise to power despite because he wanted to enact antisemitic policies. He also did a coup, so there's that.
  - andsoitis 2mo ago
    > people continue to recon with the fact that millions of Germans voted for Hilter Can you tell us more what you have in mind? Nobody who voted for Hitler in the early 1930 are still alive today.

ricardobeat 2mo ago

You don’t need the country to become a dictatorship. Private companies will gladly do the job of surveillance and selling your data. But also, lower your guard long enough and it might be taken over by any of two or three religious groups that only seem to be growing.

goatlover 2mo ago

An autocracy or illiberal democracy is perfectly possible. It's happened to several countries recently. And Russia at this point is a dictatorship.

mohamedkoubaa 2mo ago

A government with total control over the population can turn into whatever it pleases, whenever it pleases. A catalyzing crisis can always be manufactured.

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eli_gottlieb 2mo ago

Theocrats have not been known to believe in a power higher than themselves. They just believe that you believe.