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Apartheid weirdo says the quiet part out loud (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/political_weirdos

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[–] Sanctus 39 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Same old story, same old song and dance. Dudes with power and influence been screeching this since Plato's dong dangled beneath his toga.

[–] irreticent 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dudes with power and I fluence been screeching this since Plato's dong dangled beneath his toga.

Where have I heard that quote before? Is it Shakespeare?

[–] Sanctus 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean this may be my 'tism spiking but Plato has an actual quote about "the weakness of democracy" and its exactly what you would expect; just advocating for the rich and affluent to rule.

[–] jaybone 3 points 2 months ago

Marx and Engels were pretty comfortable to philosophize from their cushy socioeconomic status.