Comments by "Al Loomis" (@alloomis1635) on "" video.

i do wish people would not refer to usa as a democracy. it is not. technically, it is elective oligarchy. a few people rule. they do as they think best, under some constraints of law and custom. very often they do things against the will of the people . do things that harm the people. so it's not democracy, of any kind. it's often called 'representative democracy,' but that's simply a lie, to trick the common people into imagining they are citizens, equal to all. since they are visibly not equal, that's a hell of a useful trick. instead of ruling with patrolling soldiers, you just reiterate lies. elections are not democracy. they are non-violent battles in a nation ruled by gangs. better than the old-fashioned sort, sorted out by spears and arrows, monarchies for the most part, but nothing like democracy.
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actually, mao led a quite austere life. and china was an authoritarian society. but remember it was born into a world where most of the world's governments hated and feared a society dedicated to the welfare of the lowest. russia and china and vietnam had to fight for their lives from birth. it shaped them. but you can't condemn them for being paranoid and violent, they were dodging bullets and bombs from day 1.
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it's not ignorance, quite. it's wilful ignorance. when what you want is not yours from principles of ethics or logic, you must create an alternative reality, in which you get what you want because [ ..... ] and you fill in with a sketchy talking point. humans don't let reality get in the way, if they can avoid it. their alternative reality may inspire laughter or contempt- but it works for them.
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