Flying Squid to Political Weirdos @lemmy.world • 17 days agoApartheid weirdo says the quiet part out loudlemmy.worldimagemessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down115file-text
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageApartheid weirdo says the quiet part out loudlemmy.worldFlying Squid to Political Weirdos @lemmy.world • 17 days agomessage-square186fedilinkfile-text
https://www.mediaite.com/online/elon-posts-tweet-agreeing-with-call-to-replace-democracy-with-republic-run-by-high-status-males/
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish39•edit-217 days agoSame old story, same old song and dance. Dudes with power and influence been screeching this since Plato’s dong dangled beneath his toga.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•17 days ago Dudes with power and I fluence been screeching this since Plato’s dong dangled beneath his toga. Where have I heard that quote before? Is it Shakespeare?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•17 days agoI mean this may be my 'tism spiking but Plato has an actual quote about “the weakness of democracy” and its exactly what you would expect; just advocating for the rich and affluent to rule.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•16 days agoMarx and Engels were pretty comfortable to philosophize from their cushy socioeconomic status.
Same old story, same old song and dance. Dudes with power and influence been screeching this since Plato’s dong dangled beneath his toga.
Where have I heard that quote before? Is it Shakespeare?
I mean this may be my 'tism spiking but Plato has an actual quote about “the weakness of democracy” and its exactly what you would expect; just advocating for the rich and affluent to rule.
Marx and Engels were pretty comfortable to philosophize from their cushy socioeconomic status.