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Uvalde cop syndrome: when macho militarism larpers suddenly acquire a conscience that points to pious pacifism when faced with a good fight with a pretty clear “right side”
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That's really powerful. We have taken much for granted in the west. Thought for too long our democracy and rights are guaranteed. The truth is there always those who would try and strip them from you to rob you. Democracy is not just a policy but a dream we have to fight for
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Yeah, good write up - From the "Postmodern tyrants" section - "The Greeks knew that democracy could yield to oligarchy, the Romans knew that republics could become empires, and both knew that such transformations were moral as well as institutional."
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