cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22447069
The difference between Russian and American authoritarianism
this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2024
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I think your point is valid, but what I am saying is we shouldn’t begrudge the past its lack of perfection. Let’s look at where people are now, and where they can go from here.
Looking for answers in the past is often a fools errand. We need to shed the baggage of our forefathers.
The past is literally all we have. The past has also been shown to operate in patterns.