ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIf we need a common enemy for people to get along then society has already failedmessage-squaremessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down111
arrow-up1146arrow-down1message-squareIf we need a common enemy for people to get along then society has already failedReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squarebadbrainstorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoTruth. Though, America got by for a long time with that being Russia, and Nazis… What happened to that
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoWhoever fights with monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoA more applicable version would be Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that they still have something to do in case they succeed.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, don’t want to end up unemployed… better create some more monsters…
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoHaving the local dictator as the unifying enemy seems to be popular. Just ask anyone from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya or Yemen.
minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoWell except for all the innocent people swept up in the red scare. Or the minorities living during those times.
Truth.
Though, America got by for a long time with that being Russia, and Nazis…
What happened to that
Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
A more applicable version would be Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that they still have something to do in case they succeed.
Yeah, don’t want to end up unemployed… better create some more monsters…
Having the local dictator as the unifying enemy seems to be popular. Just ask anyone from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya or Yemen.
Well except for all the innocent people swept up in the red scare.
Or the minorities living during those times.