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I think that'd be a pretty weird thing to wear, personally.

GaryBluto 5d ago
Social media has tuned people to be unable to think in non-hyperbolic ways. To these constantly wound-up people, every problem, no matter how big or small, can only be solved by brutal violence and savagery.
- ofjcihen 5d ago
  Honestly it sounds like I’m not inviting either of you to a party.
- mschuster91 5d ago
  > To these constantly wound-up people, every problem, no matter how big or small, can only be solved by brutal violence and savagery. well, the idea of democracy was to offer a viable path for people's discontent to be heard and remediated. Unfortunately in most Western countries, dysfunctionality and corporatism have taken it over, and that is why you're seeing authoritarians on the rise across the world. They paint democracy and "legacy" figures as the scapegoat and themselves (plus handing them allllllll the power) as the only solution - just look at Milei and the chainsaw.
- jawilson2 5d ago
  “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” -Thomas Jefferson I personally think the tree of liberty is probably getting pretty thirsty.
  - RobotToaster 5d ago
    "god forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion" Thomas Jefferson
    - p_j_w 5d ago
      It’s been over 150 years since we killed a bunch of tyrants here, and even then a lot of the tyrants got to live.
- cindyllm 5d ago
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- stetrain 5d ago
  The longer people see issues that are not being solved via peaceful means, the more accepting they become of non-peaceful means. I'm not advocating for those means, but I understand how people are feeling more helpless than ever to just "let the system work it out" when the system appears to be bought and paid for by a small concentration of corporations and people with an increasingly disproportionate share of wealth.
- bwnkl 5d ago
  I wouldn't see myself as constantly wound up, but I get your angle. I also was at most half serious, alluding to a time not long ago in a country not far away, where this instrument had its moment. And in retrospect, the French revolution is not considered a dark episode of modern history, on the contrary.

Social media has tuned people to be unable to think in non-hyperbolic ways. To these constantly wound-up people, every problem, no matter how big or small, can only be solved by brutal violence and savagery.

ofjcihen 5d ago
Honestly it sounds like I’m not inviting either of you to a party.
mschuster91 5d ago
> To these constantly wound-up people, every problem, no matter how big or small, can only be solved by brutal violence and savagery. well, the idea of democracy was to offer a viable path for people's discontent to be heard and remediated. Unfortunately in most Western countries, dysfunctionality and corporatism have taken it over, and that is why you're seeing authoritarians on the rise across the world. They paint democracy and "legacy" figures as the scapegoat and themselves (plus handing them allllllll the power) as the only solution - just look at Milei and the chainsaw.
jawilson2 5d ago
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” -Thomas Jefferson I personally think the tree of liberty is probably getting pretty thirsty.
- RobotToaster 5d ago
  "god forbid we should ever be 20 years without such a rebellion" Thomas Jefferson
  - p_j_w 5d ago
    It’s been over 150 years since we killed a bunch of tyrants here, and even then a lot of the tyrants got to live.
cindyllm 5d ago
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stetrain 5d ago
The longer people see issues that are not being solved via peaceful means, the more accepting they become of non-peaceful means. I'm not advocating for those means, but I understand how people are feeling more helpless than ever to just "let the system work it out" when the system appears to be bought and paid for by a small concentration of corporations and people with an increasingly disproportionate share of wealth.
bwnkl 5d ago
I wouldn't see myself as constantly wound up, but I get your angle. I also was at most half serious, alluding to a time not long ago in a country not far away, where this instrument had its moment. And in retrospect, the French revolution is not considered a dark episode of modern history, on the contrary.