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Re:Academe is a hotbed of craven snitches by humanistbot on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @06:32PM (#30925939)
> "Rules are there for a good reason and must be followed" is also called fascism under certain circumstances.

We are too far apart in our assumptions and definitions to have a meaningful discussion.

Re:Academe is a hotbed of craven snitches by recuter on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @06:48PM (#30926119)
Mhm, of course.

Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition. The pope is infallible. And the cardinal surely knows best. Ours is not to question why.

You see, every two bit authoritarian is always so very sure that they are correctly interpreting and enforcing the rules. Strong sense of justice, all for the greater good.

And every two bit dictator learns to capitalize on these proclivities. All one has to do is create a rotten atmosphere of guilt, after all, who isn't guilty of something? And then just crown yourself enforcer-in-chief.

If anybody questions you just assert that they are morally inferior, insensitive or just don't get it and goose-step away in a huff.

You are not batman. You are Thunder Karen.