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it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Lots of people are not willing to die for democracy, some even fight against it out of ignorance or powerlust.

this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2023

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