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Mikeb85
1521 days ago
> might makes right
Often yes.
> it will always be so.
That's definitely not a certainty.
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empressplay
1521 days ago
I'd love to hear how you imagine we can change that. In a practical way.
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AnimalMuppet
1521 days ago
Ask Martin Luther King. Ask Mahatma Gandhi. They seemed to do all right.
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s1artibartfast
1520 days ago
Yes, they used the might of the people to get the concessions they wanted.
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AnimalMuppet
1520 days ago
They used the powerless (or at least less powerful) to
provoke the conscience of the more powerful
to get what they wanted.
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s1artibartfast
1520 days ago
The masses always have the power, it just doesn't seem like it because they rarely agree on anything. They are essentially unstoppable if they really want something.
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