@TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 6 months agoThe Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.newrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1539arrow-down115cross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@kbin.socialpolitics@beehaw.org
arrow-up1524arrow-down1external-linkThe Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.newrepublic.com@TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square139fedilinkcross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@kbin.socialpolitics@beehaw.org
minus-square@freziklink1•6 months agoIt doesn’t directly state it, but religion has a system of rules behind it, and rigid rules are themselves attractive to a certain authoritarian mindset. Doesn’t matter if they make sense; the rules are an end unto themselves.
minus-square@SoylentBlake@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•6 months agoThat same mindset tends to not apply that to themselves either, being quick to abandon all norms, decorum or decency to attain or retain power. And then the historical editing comes down heavy handed He who controls the present controls the past
It doesn’t directly state it, but religion has a system of rules behind it, and rigid rules are themselves attractive to a certain authoritarian mindset. Doesn’t matter if they make sense; the rules are an end unto themselves.
That same mindset tends to not apply that to themselves either, being quick to abandon all norms, decorum or decency to attain or retain power.
And then the historical editing comes down heavy handed
He who controls the present controls the past