ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoIf we need a common enemy for people to get along then society has already failedmessage-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down19
arrow-up193arrow-down1message-squareIf we need a common enemy for people to get along then society has already failedReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarebadbrainstorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 hours agoTruth. Though, America got by for a long time with that being Russia, and Nazis… What happened to that
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoHaving the local dictator as the unifying enemy seems to be popular. Just ask anyone from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya or Yemen.
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 hours agoWhoever fights with monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 hours agoA more applicable version would be Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that they still have something to do in case they succeed.
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoYeah, don’t want to end up unemployed… better create some more monsters…
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-29 hours agoWell except for all the innocent people swept up in the red scare. Or the minorities living during those times.
Truth.
Though, America got by for a long time with that being Russia, and Nazis…
What happened to that
Having the local dictator as the unifying enemy seems to be popular. Just ask anyone from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya or Yemen.
Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
A more applicable version would be Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that they still have something to do in case they succeed.
Yeah, don’t want to end up unemployed… better create some more monsters…
Well except for all the innocent people swept up in the red scare.
Or the minorities living during those times.