13381119, That's a big part of why I think this is important
Posted by Walleye, Tue Apr-28-20 12:28 PM
>We like to think we are all modern and evolved but I am
>pretty sure that a solid 30% (or whatever Trump's base is)
>would go for it.
I agree that's the reason we think we're past all of this, though I think that the way we've papered over our (apparent) political bloodlust is by alienating ourselves from political participation.
At least in the liberal, democratic west, we think we're past the point in history where we string dictators upside down so that people can mutilate their bodies. But we're not past dictators and we're not past the daily, horrifying indignities that they force on regular people who just want to live their lives freely.
So what have we achieved except for making it clear to people who want to exert power over our lives that they won't suffer any consequences for it?
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