alyaza [they/she]M to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agoThe merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkThe merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coalyaza [they/she]M to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-square@guyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoThat’s not entirely true. It’s possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government and an oppressive democratic one.
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglish16•11 months agoIt’s not possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government.
minus-square@Revan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-211 months agoIt’s happened on incredibly rare occasion. The problem is they don’t stay benevolent; eventually the benevolent dictator dies or is deposed, and their replacement is never so kind
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglish10•11 months agoIf they were so benevolent, they would give up the power that could be abused later. They just wanted to seem benevolent.
minus-square@meldroc@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoAuthoritarianism always eats itself from the inside with corruption. Always.
minus-square@guyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•11 months agoYes it is. I’m sorry your too narrow-minded to understand that.
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-211 months agoIt simply is not, it has never happened, anyone who is benevolent would give up power. Ultimate power corrupts, ultimately.
That’s not entirely true. It’s possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government and an oppressive democratic one.
It’s not possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government.
It’s happened on incredibly rare occasion. The problem is they don’t stay benevolent; eventually the benevolent dictator dies or is deposed, and their replacement is never so kind
If they were so benevolent, they would give up the power that could be abused later. They just wanted to seem benevolent.
Authoritarianism always eats itself from the inside with corruption. Always.
Yes it is. I’m sorry your too narrow-minded to understand that.
It simply is not, it has never happened, anyone who is benevolent would give up power.
Ultimate power corrupts, ultimately.