alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoThe merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkThe merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareguyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThat’s not entirely true. It’s possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government and an oppressive democratic one.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoIt’s not possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government.
minus-squareRevan343linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 years 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-up9·2 years 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-up1·2 years agoAuthoritarianism always eats itself from the inside with corruption. Always.
minus-squareguyman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYes it is. I’m sorry your too narrow-minded to understand that.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoIt simply is not, it has never happened, anyone who is benevolent would give up power.
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.