• @gargolito@lemm.ee
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    23 days ago

    You confuse history with karma. Authoritarians don’t outlast humanity. The “real world” bends in centuries, not decades. Your attempt at an argument is myopic and unsophisticated.

    • Phoenixz
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      103 days ago

      Yeah no, he also has a point.

      Humanity may survive but that is the same as saying not to worry about climate change because Earth will survive; it’s of little help to me here, right now

      The reality of the situation is that you don’t know. Just because history worked in a certain way doesn’t mean the future will, especially with the rapid changes we’re facing today

      • @gargolito@lemm.ee
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        13 days ago

        Every single authoritarian in history has fallen out faded away. Every single one. Will you and/or I see it? Probably not, although I hope that we are close to a cusp in history. The pendulum has been artificially pushed to the right, the current status has been built on lies and deceit - it can’t be sustained.

        • @I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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          2 days ago

          The Roman empire still has a long lasting legacy to this day. There is a reason so many countries have the eagle on their standard. And where do you think the month August comes from? The empire as a whole is looked upon fondly in history, despite being one built from conquest and authoritarian rule, with its leaders still praised to this day.

          I really don’t think your take on the lasting effects of authoritarianism matches with reality.