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“Here’s the thing,” Robinson said. “Whether you’re talking about Adolf Hitler, whether you’re talking about Chairman Mao, whether you’re talking about Stalin, whether you’re talking about Pol Pot, whether you’re talking about Castro in Cuba, or whether you’re talking about a dozen other despots all around the globe, it is time for us to get back and start reading some of those quotes.”

This is the Lieutenant Governor of a state (North Carolina) saying we can get gems from the quotes of genocidal maniacs. This is where we are now.

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[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

The most relevant quote I could think of:

"Only one thing could have stopped our movement - if our adversaries had understood its principle and from the first day smashed with the utmost brutality the nucleus of our new movement." - Hitler

It's just a shame that those who need to hear it are too busy calling us bigots for "calling everyone you disagree with a Nazi" while actual literal Nazis are getting organised in the background....

It's almost like living in a satire, not sure if it's more absurd or scary.

[-] LegalAction@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

not sure if it’s more absurd

May I introduce you to my buddy Camus?

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Appreciated, though at this point I can't think of any fiction that could top the deeply distressing absurdity that is our timeline..

[-] LegalAction@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't know why Camus is so often thought of a fiction writer. He wrote some pretty serious philosophy as well. It's like calling Plato a writer of fiction.

I'm particularly a fan of The Rebel. His Letters to a German Friend are pretty interesting too.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I suppose fiction was the wrong word to use, I guess I just mean I have enough real world shit of my own to deal with, I don't have room in my brain for philosophised shit too (however well written and thought out it might be) haha

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