• socsa@piefed.social
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      8 hours ago

      Oh no I completely understood the point, which is why I chose that exact language.

      The history of humanity going back thousands of years is the history of progress triumphing over conservatism. Every single major historical epoch in recorded human history follows this trend. But Mussolini made the trains run on time so I guess we’re even.

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        7 hours ago

        …do you think that in order for humanity to function we constantly need to be changing? You never think that maybe we level off at some point and settle into a groove where we leave shit alone for awhile?

        Have to considered that maybe we as a species require both to function? We need progress and then periods of stability before we get bored/restless and decided to take over the spice trade in our neighborhood?

        Light and dark. Yin and Yang.

        We need progressives to push for change and we need conservatives to pull the reigns back when we try and change too much too quickly and things start falling apart.

        My point this entire time was that good people do bad things. Bad people do good things. Humans are complicated. Our history is even more complicated. At no point has any side or group been “right” forever.