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[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

  • George Orwell, 1984

The practical ethos of every authoritarian in history (including the self-styled "champions of the proletariat") is:

It's not just that I have a lot; it's that I must always have more than everyone else, and they must be compelled to desire this. Forever.

this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2024
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