> people need bullshit utopianism to keep them going that's a grim view. you're saying the brutal oppression, corruption, and incompetence of a communist or fascist state's leaders is excused because they spread some made up propaganda about how the nation has a mission to save the world, so the ends always justify the means. but recent events in america make me wonder if there isn't some truth to it. the negatives of authoritarianism far outweigh the negatives of democracy, and it is not a coincidence that the democratic nations are universally better than the authoritarian ones. yet it is depressing to see how little people in western countries, particularly america, seem to be concerned about the denigration of their institutions by demagogues and partisan hacks.
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