The Final Speech from The Great Dictator

Re:The Final Speech from The Great Dictator by IndySun on Sunday December 17, 2023 @07:05PM (#38677729)

>..someone said that believing in democracy is like believing in the metric system..

I have no idea whatsoever the hidden meaning here.

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Re:The Final Speech from The Great Dictator by narag on Monday December 18, 2023 @05:03AM (#38680804)

I found it, it was "dying for democracy..." instead. The meaning? Democracy is a means to an end, not an end in itself. Humans can die for freedom. Democracy doesn't sound as such an epic thing to die for.

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Re:The Final Speech from The Great Dictator by IndySun on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:08PM (#38703776)

Good. Replacing 'believing' with 'dying' gives meaning to an otherwise odd maxim.

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