alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoThe merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkThe merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareguyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s not entirely true. It’s possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government and an oppressive democratic one.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoIt’s not possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year 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-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoIf they were so benevolent, they would give up the power that could be abused later. They just wanted to seem benevolent.
minus-squaremeldroc@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAuthoritarianism always eats itself from the inside with corruption. Always.
minus-squareguyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYes it is. I’m sorry your too narrow-minded to understand that.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year 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.