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  • homes@piefed.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldthird time's the charm?
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    7 hours ago

    if your argument is that wars are destructive and problematic… eh… heh… nobody on earth, ever, will debate that. I don’t know what you’re trying to win there, but… eh…

    anyway, still, even with the lost civil wars among those (a couple?) they were all worth fighting, (most because they were won). civil freedom is always worth more than servile domination under authoritarian totalitarianm. I prefer freedom of speech and worship to being forced to worship Stalin-- and, especially, the right to say that openly, without fear of being killed for saying so.

    or saying, openly, that I love sucking another man’s cock-- which, even in the United States, I was afraid to say so even 25 years ago-- and, I’m afraid that I may no longer be able to openly say perhaps 5 years from now

    Not sure what your point was, but, ultimately, your post backs up mine: through all the sacrifice, the payoff is worth it!




  • not with these piddly, passant efforts, but mass, violence has often accomplished mass civil change for the better!

    • The French Revolution (1789) — Violent overthrow of the monarchy and aristocracy dismantled feudalism and established the principle of popular sovereignty, which reverberated across Europe for a century.

    • The American Revolution (1775–1783) — Armed insurrection against British rule produced one of the first modern constitutional republics.

    • The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) — The only successful slave revolt in history, producing the first Black republic and striking a massive blow against the Atlantic slave trade.

    • The Glorious Revolution (1688) — Though relatively brief, it involved armed invasion and overthrow of James II, producing constitutional monarchy and the English Bill of Rights.

    Viva la Revolution!