Lol but we can't change or discard the artificial systems we cobbled together hundreds of years ago to maintain the power of wealthy aristocrats and pretend are democratic through an increasingly diaphanous facade.
Wouldn't it just be easier to genetically re-engineer ourselves from scratch to better conform with the will of our masters? Or at least a little eugenics? Oh! Have you ever read the 'red rising' series? That seems pretty cool. Why not shoot for that?
This is either making fun of Winston Churchill's quote "democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried.", or of the idiom that came from it "It's not perfect but it's the best we got" and is frequently used to defend capitalism
I think feudalism is supposed to be feudalism in this meme. I do not think this is supposed to be an analogy at all. Just a "demonstration" of how non-sensical the "this is the best it will ever be" mentality is.
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thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de · 48 pts · 47d
alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 46d
I really like Ursula K. Le Guin as an author and her philosophical perspectives.
This is one of my favourite quotes OAT...
A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 47d
The current system has led to the 6th mass extinction.
cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 46d
Lol but we can't change or discard the artificial systems we cobbled together hundreds of years ago to maintain the power of wealthy aristocrats and pretend are democratic through an increasingly diaphanous facade.
Wouldn't it just be easier to genetically re-engineer ourselves from scratch to better conform with the will of our masters? Or at least a little eugenics? Oh! Have you ever read the 'red rising' series? That seems pretty cool. Why not shoot for that?
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 46d
How about genetically engineering Dark Tetrad traits, out of humanity.
cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 46d
...out?
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 46d
The odd thing is, the concept that "owning humans as property is bad" is a rather recent notion in the scheme of human civilization.
Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 46d
What percentage of people in Rome where slaves ? Compared to today where mostly everyone is a slave to the system
mlg@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 47d
JakenVeina@midwest.social · 0 pts · 46d
If Socialism is supposed to be the analogue to Feudalism in this meme, that's... not exactly an endorsement.
Fifrok@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 46d
This is either making fun of Winston Churchill's quote "democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried.", or of the idiom that came from it "It's not perfect but it's the best we got" and is frequently used to defend capitalism
msantossilva@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 46d
I think feudalism is supposed to be feudalism in this meme. I do not think this is supposed to be an analogy at all. Just a "demonstration" of how non-sensical the "this is the best it will ever be" mentality is.