The merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance | Aeon Essaysaeon.coexternal-link alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA PoliticsEnglish • 11 months ago message-square34arrow-up124
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minus-square guyman ( @guyman@lemmy.world ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoThat’s not entirely true. It’s possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government and an oppressive democratic one.
minus-square Communist ( @communist@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish21•11 months agoIt’s not possible to have a benevolent authoritarian government.
minus-square Revan343 ( @Revan343@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•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-square Communist ( @communist@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish12•11 months agoIf they were so benevolent, they would give up the power that could be abused later. They just wanted to seem benevolent.
minus-square meldroc ( @meldroc@infosec.pub ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoAuthoritarianism always eats itself from the inside with corruption. Always.
minus-square guyman ( @guyman@lemmy.world ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoYes it is. I’m sorry your too narrow-minded to understand that.
minus-square Communist ( @communist@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-211 months 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.