Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction

Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by DeathArrow on Saturday September 13, 2025 @03:57AM (#45230199)

>One can be negotiated with by voting, the other, violence.

Violence like shooting political opponents for voicing their opinions?

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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by immibis on Saturday September 13, 2025 @05:33AM (#45230700)

Proof by counterexample: I think it would have been a good decision to shoot Adolf Hitler for his opinions, don't you?

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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by esafak on Saturday September 13, 2025 @12:20PM (#45233280)

Simpler example: WWII happened, causing more than Hitler to be killed. Wars are political acts.

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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by immibis on Saturday September 13, 2025 @01:24PM (#45233751)

Sure would have been good if someone had killed Hitler before he started the war.

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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by esafak on Saturday September 13, 2025 @01:35PM (#45233820)

I would have made a donation to his art school in return for admitting him and keeping him busy.

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