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
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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.
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.