Topic: People who like authoritarianism

Anonymous A started this discussion 2 years ago #114,694

Are simple-minded. They see the world in black and white. They hate change. They hate anything that makes them stretch their minds beyond what is simple. They want clear-cut rules and lives. They want to just obey.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,268,668

> They want clear-cut rules and lives.
How dreadful.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 38 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,669

@previous (B)
Yeah but life is not clear-cut and simple. They want to force it to be, which does not work in reality.

Anonymous B replied with this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,671

@previous (A)
What do you propose instead, lawlessness?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 39 minutes later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,684

@previous (B)
Clearly not. I propose a system that takes into account the fact that life is grey, not black and white.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 8 minutes later, 51 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,687

@previous (A)
What about lockdowns and vaccine mandates. Those are pretty authoritarian right?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,690

@previous (C)
they can be viewed that way, sure, but they are complicated too. Having millions of people die is the other concern. It is a complex issue, not black and white, which is my point.

Anonymous C replied with this 2 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,692

@previous (A)
But are you in favor of them?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 2 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,693

@previous (C)
No. I am in favor though of people who refuse to get vaccinated not being allowed around people who have been vaccinated and those who want to be but cannot.

Anonymous C replied with this 2 years ago, 31 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,268,699

@previous (A)

> No. I am in favor though of people who refuse to get vaccinated not being allowed around people who have been vaccinated and those who want to be but cannot.

And who or what would enforce this separation of the unvaccinated and vaccinated?

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