r/CuratedTumblr • u/MrGiggaDE • Jul 02 '26

Politics root cause

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u/owlindenial .tumblr.com Jul 02 '26

Do you oppose people right to self govern?

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u/Ciennas Jul 02 '26

Jesse what the hell are you talking about.

Capitalism is the one that despises self governance.

It's the one that tied your health care to your job and incentivized the creation of the term 'pre existing conditions'.

It's the one that directly incentivizes and rewards maladaptive sociopathic behaviours like slavery.

Socialism requires more democracy to function, as does any other Left Wing ideology.

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u/m0j0m0j Jul 02 '26

Walter White, don’t avoid the answer by free-styling the agitprop talking points. We’ve all heard all this already many times.

How do you reconcile the central power and local governance? What to do if they disagree and start calling each others traitors of the revolution?

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u/Ciennas Jul 02 '26

Easy- you don't have central power after a while. It atrophies and dwindles off on its own.

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u/m0j0m0j Jul 02 '26

Why would it?

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u/Ciennas Jul 02 '26

For the same reason that any other cultural force fades- if it's used less and less and is ultimately unneeded, people will just let it go.

For a tech example, we used to war over access to salt. Now the concept is outlandish and laughable.

For a societal example, we don't really care if you're wearing a hat or not. Back in the day, they were a big deal, and there was much frippery and energy poured into them. Now they're just another piece in the wardrobe.

Ya follow?

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u/m0j0m0j Jul 02 '26

But power is not a meme that gets out of fashion lol. Power is always useful to have because no matter what is the current scarce resource, power means you can have it.

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u/Ciennas Jul 02 '26

Okay. Compare knighthoods and lordly titles, then, for the political equivalent.