▲ 362 ▼ Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by TimboSlice@discuss.online to c/news@lemmy.world 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) You can't beat authoritarianism by becoming authoritarian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JordanfireStar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sometimes it is necessary for the long term good of humanity. Saying 'we can't use authoritarianism to beat authoritarians' is the logic that got the nazis in power in Germany. The nazis should have been crushed early on, but instead liberals just kept appeasing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago Historically authoritarians tend not to return control to democratic processes. That is to say, you become the threat you're trying to avoid. permalink fedilink source parent [+] futatorius@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago No no, liberals bad. Take your logic out of here permalink fedilink source parent [–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) crushing fascism is not authoritarian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crushing fascism is authoritarian if you need to become authoritarian to do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago no permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JordanfireStar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sometimes it is necessary for the long term good of humanity. Saying 'we can't use authoritarianism to beat authoritarians' is the logic that got the nazis in power in Germany. The nazis should have been crushed early on, but instead liberals just kept appeasing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago Historically authoritarians tend not to return control to democratic processes. That is to say, you become the threat you're trying to avoid. permalink fedilink source parent [+] futatorius@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago No no, liberals bad. Take your logic out of here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago Historically authoritarians tend not to return control to democratic processes. That is to say, you become the threat you're trying to avoid. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] futatorius@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago No no, liberals bad. Take your logic out of here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago No no, liberals bad. Take your logic out of here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) crushing fascism is not authoritarian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crushing fascism is authoritarian if you need to become authoritarian to do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago no permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crushing fascism is authoritarian if you need to become authoritarian to do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago no permalink fedilink source parent