Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Weirdos @lemmy.world · 3 months agoApartheid weirdo says the quiet part out loudlemmy.worldimagemessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up11Karrow-down115file-text
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minus-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months ago Dudes with power and I fluence been screeching this since Plato’s dong dangled beneath his toga. Where have I heard that quote before? Is it Shakespeare?
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoI mean this may be my 'tism spiking but Plato has an actual quote about “the weakness of democracy” and its exactly what you would expect; just advocating for the rich and affluent to rule.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·3 months agoMarx and Engels were pretty comfortable to philosophize from their cushy socioeconomic status.
Where have I heard that quote before? Is it Shakespeare?
I mean this may be my 'tism spiking but Plato has an actual quote about “the weakness of democracy” and its exactly what you would expect; just advocating for the rich and affluent to rule.
Marx and Engels were pretty comfortable to philosophize from their cushy socioeconomic status.