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Yes. And I love that you bring that up because it gets to the failure to see that. And this is especially common with people who kind of idolize the 1917 revolution, but it's certainly not limited to that. I mean, in every revolution, you have people who
Yes. And I love that you bring that up because it gets to the failure to see that. And this is especially common with people who kind of idolize the 1917 revolution, but it's certainly not limited to that. I mean, in every revolution, you have people who
Yes. And I love that you bring that up because it gets to the failure to see that. And this is especially common with people who kind of idolize the 1917 revolution, but it's certainly not limited to that. I mean, in every revolution, you have people who
who are fans of that revolution or who see it as a model for what they want to do and also ignore the realities on the ground that, like, made it possible. I think one of my favorite examples is the quote that, like, you can't dismantle the master's house with the master's tools. Well, I don't know.
who are fans of that revolution or who see it as a model for what they want to do and also ignore the realities on the ground that, like, made it possible. I think one of my favorite examples is the quote that, like, you can't dismantle the master's house with the master's tools. Well, I don't know.
who are fans of that revolution or who see it as a model for what they want to do and also ignore the realities on the ground that, like, made it possible. I think one of my favorite examples is the quote that, like, you can't dismantle the master's house with the master's tools. Well, I don't know.
In those pictures of the 1917 revolution, I see a lot of Mosins that used to be property of the Tsar, right? Like, it happens all the time. Yeah. And I think that we always need to be cautious of like seeing just what we want to see in revolutionary history as opposed to seeing what was there. And the thing is, is Lenin understood this, right?
In those pictures of the 1917 revolution, I see a lot of Mosins that used to be property of the Tsar, right? Like, it happens all the time. Yeah. And I think that we always need to be cautious of like seeing just what we want to see in revolutionary history as opposed to seeing what was there. And the thing is, is Lenin understood this, right?
In those pictures of the 1917 revolution, I see a lot of Mosins that used to be property of the Tsar, right? Like, it happens all the time. Yeah. And I think that we always need to be cautious of like seeing just what we want to see in revolutionary history as opposed to seeing what was there. And the thing is, is Lenin understood this, right?
people that's one of the sickest things to me like it's just that there's information coming out now that there's that horrible video of that ice agent smashing the window of that woman's car to deport her and then the information's come out that he is a deputized volunteer border guy and
people that's one of the sickest things to me like it's just that there's information coming out now that there's that horrible video of that ice agent smashing the window of that woman's car to deport her and then the information's come out that he is a deputized volunteer border guy and
people that's one of the sickest things to me like it's just that there's information coming out now that there's that horrible video of that ice agent smashing the window of that woman's car to deport her and then the information's come out that he is a deputized volunteer border guy and
What's really happened, if you look at it, is we've kind of recreated in a decentralized form the Einsatzgruppe. Instead of having a centralized state having to raise these organizations that are going to be carrying out this kind of violence, it's largely become something that vigilantes have gotten into on their own as part of their special interest in hurting people at scale.
What's really happened, if you look at it, is we've kind of recreated in a decentralized form the Einsatzgruppe. Instead of having a centralized state having to raise these organizations that are going to be carrying out this kind of violence, it's largely become something that vigilantes have gotten into on their own as part of their special interest in hurting people at scale.
What's really happened, if you look at it, is we've kind of recreated in a decentralized form the Einsatzgruppe. Instead of having a centralized state having to raise these organizations that are going to be carrying out this kind of violence, it's largely become something that vigilantes have gotten into on their own as part of their special interest in hurting people at scale.
And it's it's such a uniquely it's so uniquely tied to like this American individualism. It's such a uniquely sick thing about the way things work here that that's happening like that wouldn't have happened. Not that Germany is not that German culture in the 30s was better, but it just wouldn't have happened because it was a different kind of culture. Yeah, for sure.
And it's it's such a uniquely it's so uniquely tied to like this American individualism. It's such a uniquely sick thing about the way things work here that that's happening like that wouldn't have happened. Not that Germany is not that German culture in the 30s was better, but it just wouldn't have happened because it was a different kind of culture. Yeah, for sure.
And it's it's such a uniquely it's so uniquely tied to like this American individualism. It's such a uniquely sick thing about the way things work here that that's happening like that wouldn't have happened. Not that Germany is not that German culture in the 30s was better, but it just wouldn't have happened because it was a different kind of culture. Yeah, for sure.
We're not supposed to do anything alone. We're not supposed to be doing anything alone. And that's honestly the most optimistic thing about your podcast, is that Martian society develops this very communal, because it's We're living in like an artificial habitat. And if shit goes really wrong, everyone dies at once.
We're not supposed to do anything alone. We're not supposed to be doing anything alone. And that's honestly the most optimistic thing about your podcast, is that Martian society develops this very communal, because it's We're living in like an artificial habitat. And if shit goes really wrong, everyone dies at once.