re: #122 ericblair

I’m not a philosopher or a pope or nothin, but it seems that a large component of evil is desecration. The evil take things that are good and true and replace them with crude and deformed copies to destroy the originals. We have conspiracy theories that mock and debase science; we have a depraved conman as a president because an honest black president was too much for them to take; and we have transparent hackery as justice because a fair legal system might give the disadvantaged a fighting chance.

No doubt there is a component of destruction required in authoritarianism. The concept of ‘the people’ needs to be remodeled dramatically. I’ve been in construction biz for 30+ years and I’m struck by the analogy of a minor remodel vs a full gut vs a complete demo/bulldozer (which isn’t a remodel). Much of authoritarianism cannot be based on a foundation of education, empowerment, of/for/by the people. That all needs to go away. One of the best ways to achieve that is to destroy truth itself. Disinformation and conspiracy are extremely effective at that. Lies don’t need to convince you their true: they’re still effective if they wear you down and you DGAF any more.