Comment on Totalitarianism. What are the good things about it?
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
One benefit that hasn’t been mentioned is that it avoids the democratic issue of tyranny of the majority.
One “group” can’t just fuck over another by virtue of having more people.
Of course the benefit here assumes the leader doesn’t want to fuck over such groups. That can clearly be worse in many situations.
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
But this is tyranny of the minority, as in a single person or family. That’s certainly worse than the majority “dictating”
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Not necessarily worse. It definitely can be but it doesn’t have to.
young_broccoli@kbin.social 1 year ago
Do you think a government with total impunity and 0 accountability could be "good" and would remain "good"?
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I don’t even think democracy with accountability will stay good. 30% of the US voters have checked out of reality and are voting based on lies they want to believe.
tim-clark@kbin.social 1 year ago
Just like how a democracy can work. It all comes down to the people in charge of any system.
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Tyranny of the majority is always happening though. It can’t really be avoided. The US is experiencing it on everything from race to religion to home ownership.