The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[The Batlord]

Perhaps the idea that one man or one small group with ultimate power can serve the public good should be eradicated. It's been an idea for thousands of years and never once has it produced anything but rampant inequality.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Perhaps the idea that one man or one small group with ultimate power can serve the public good should be eradicated. It's been an idea for thousands of years and never once has it produced anything but rampant inequality.

Yeah. It really must be done by taboo enforced by mob violence.

[The Batlord]

Yeah autocrats inciting mobs is a great idea.

[The Batlord]

Except it's not the truth. You might as well say that a multinational corporation might end up being a philanthropist bastion of goodness. It's not in the nature of either. You're just engaging in socialist fanfiction like morons.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

the truth part of it is that capitalism and nationalism are not sustainable

as bad as any communist dictatorship has been, environmental catastrophe will be worse

I wouldn't go for either option, but there's an illusion that keeping things relatively close to how they are is even worth considering

Church

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by elphenor

the truth part of it is that capitalism and nationalism are not sustainable

as bad as any communist dictatorship has been, environmental catastrophe will be worse

I wouldn't go for either option, but there's an illusion that keeping things relatively close to how they are is even worth considering

it's even called pragmatic to let the world end

So goddamn nice I’m quoting it twice.

[The Batlord]

Yeah but unless you're a third world ****hole you're not going to even get the chance to try out a communist dictatorship. It's like being a 300 lb football player wishing you could be on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. You're a moron for even wishing for it.

[OccultHawk]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Yeah but unless you're a third world ****hole you're not going to even get the chance to try out a communist dictatorship. It's like being a 300 lb football player wishing you could be on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. You're a moron for even wishing for it.

It’s unlikely but both things could happen. Things change.

[Anteater]

Nothing is sustainable in a global society until technology evolves a bit more in general from where it is now, especially in regards to food production, biotech and manufacturing. Those are the keys to eliminating scarcity.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

It’s unlikely but both things could happen. Things change.

Nah you're a moron. Either quit hoping for nonsense and hope for something realistic or quit hoping for nonsense and give up hope. The only one who's praising you for what you're doing now steps over dying homeless people.