• The Snark Urge
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    1110 months ago

    When in Russia, rule as the Russians do, right? Crazy how much influence someone like Ivan the Terrible can have on culture and broader world events from such a distance.

    • @[email protected]
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      -2210 months ago

      Puts into perspective that right or wrong are a social construct don’t ya? What we should consider is in what is based our right and wrong.

      • The Snark Urge
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        1810 months ago

        The fact that a culture of extractive economies and strong-man leaders inculcated by a sociopathic nobleman hundreds of years ago can culminate in war crimes, an attempted coup, and the demographic collapse of two countries does not engender in me a profound appreciation for moral relativism. You can pump the brakes and put that one right through the fucking windshield.