Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoNot with a bang, but a whimper.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1506arrow-down15
arrow-up1501arrow-down1imageNot with a bang, but a whimper.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarepsmgx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·23 hours ago“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” Not a Marxist but seems uncomfortably apt in this case.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·23 hours agoI mean it’s not like Marx was always wrong. I think he just had too much faith in humanity’s ability to do what’s best for themselves, which is kind of what communism requires. Too many people want to be told what to do.
“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.”
Not a Marxist but seems uncomfortably apt in this case.
I mean it’s not like Marx was always wrong. I think he just had too much faith in humanity’s ability to do what’s best for themselves, which is kind of what communism requires. Too many people want to be told what to do.