Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties?

Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by snozolli on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:12PM (#34457193)

I think we're entering that last cycle again, where people are inventing trivial hardships for themselves, because media teaches them that only a life with some type of adversity is worth living.

I don't think that's even remotely what the quote means. You seem to be taking it as "weak men make up hardships" as opposed to "weakness leads to a broken down system and future suffering for society".

For example, one might say that weakness in facing climate change will lead to hardship in the future. Another example would be that weakness in facing fascism allows it to rise and wreak havoc on society. Coincidentally, that quote is super popular among fascist-leaning types.

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Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by spoiler on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:34PM (#34457568)

I meant both of those things. Have you looked at society recently? The former is currently acting as a catalyst for the latter.

And speaking of fascism, it's unfortunately getting worse again

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Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by lanstin on Friday January 20, 2023 @08:28PM (#34462775)

You may wish to read some books by people who have lived under fascist regimes. It is a bit more intense than being criticized by busy bodies.

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Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by spoiler on Friday January 20, 2023 @09:04PM (#34463044)

We aren't talking about regimes, though… Why move the discussion?

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Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by lanstin on Saturday January 21, 2023 @02:27PM (#34469424)

If it isn’t trying to take over the government and replace a decadent democracy with the Old True Values it isn’t really fascism.

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Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by spoiler on Saturday January 21, 2023 @08:12PM (#34472967)

Right, I've maybe misspoken then. Sorry about that. I think I meant traits that I commonly associated with fascism (bigotry, opression, discrimination, etc).

In any case, I don't know what to call it, but the resemblance to witch trials, heresy (and maybe fascism? I'm unsure now) is just uncanny.

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Re:Ask HN: Where Are All the Parties? by lanstin on Sunday January 22, 2023 @03:10PM (#34481711)

Not sure any large human society has been free of the ills of bigotry, oppression and discrimination, tho, century by century, we keep shifting things for the slightly better.

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