QuixoticgeekMay 26

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@Hex/116328522807584527

I've suggested guillotine as a solution to various problems in the past, and facetiously replied to many an argument with a link to the Wikipedia page for the guillotine.

But this article. This stopped me. Made me think. Hex is right. If you can use a guillotine, you've already won, and are just enacting violence.

This article is worth a read.

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Reminds me of a write-up that's been on my desk for a while already which actually uses the French Revolution of things going wrong. Like, people who advocate for guillotines usually forget that the aftermath of the Revolution was a "Reign of Terror" followed by Napoleon's Empire (and basically WW0).

The write-up later asks the following:

  • After your current adversary is dealt with,who's next?
  • How do you treat people who share your thoughts but not your methods?
  • How would you act if you ended up on the receiving end of your approach?

    • Some "revolutionaries" would give terrifying answers to these.

    May 26 at 3:25pmWeb
    Show threadNadia/Надя/नाडिया/娜迪亚/ ناديةMay 26

    @rawenwolf @quixoticgeek

    I think lumping revolutions all together isn't quite right. I think the biggest distinguishing factor is the class character of the revolutions.

    Show threadGabeMay 26
    @rawenwolf @quixoticgeek revolutions are tricky things indeed. https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-01-23
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