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Food for Thought

“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” ― Plato

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rinkydinkydoink · M

Are all dictators evil?

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AlwaysLostMaya · F

@rinkydinkydoink no. like jigme singye wangchuck wasn't.

rinkydinkydoink · M

@AlwaysLostMaya

The point being, before democracy and representative governments - which means the vast bulk of human history - dictators, tsars, emperors, kings and the like ruled. Is anyone suggesting ALL were tyrants?

AlwaysLostMaya · F

@rinkydinkydoink i don't think so

LeopoldBloom · M

The problem is that they drag the rest of us as long with them.

AlwaysLostMaya · F

@LeopoldBloom this

pentagrammom

Thought for freedom

peterlee · M

And so we got the Starmer government, following Richi who was elected by no one.

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