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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 65 points 3 months ago (94 children)

I never thought I'd see Lemmy so desperately supporting a theocratic dictatorship that allows women to be stoned to death for minor "offenses" to their archaic code, but here we are.

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 82 points 3 months ago (44 children)

For a lot of people on here, tankies especially, anyone that opposes the West is incapable of doing harm and must be defended at all costs. Human rights abuses are ignored so long as they can go "west bad"

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

From where I'm sitting, pretty much everyone in power is fucked.

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. A tale as old as humanity itself.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Similarly, money is not the root of evil. Desire to get it no matter what, is.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Power and authority are the big root problems

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