@[email protected] to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml • 1 year agoOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down149cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.social@[email protected] to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square62fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink30•1 year agoThat is the question: live in an unjust and amoral society or die trying to make a righteous one. The stoics, at least Seneca, opted for the former.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoHe really wasn’t given much of a choice. He just chose his stance on the one option he had.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•edit-21 year agoSeneca was one of the wealthiest Romans of his time. He more than 99% of the Empire had a choice. He happened to be rich and choose status quo. Who ever would have guessed that ?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoI think I confused Seneca with Socrates (head-slap…)
minus-square@psycho_driverlink-2•1 year ago or die trying to make a righteous one. . . . and realize that your new, righteous society will quickly collapse into corruption and amorality because a society is filled with people.
That is the question:
live in an unjust and amoral society
or die trying to make a righteous one.
The stoics, at least Seneca, opted for the former.
He really wasn’t given much of a choice. He just chose his stance on the one option he had.
Seneca was one of the wealthiest Romans of his time.
He more than 99% of the Empire had a choice. He happened to be rich and choose status quo. Who ever would have guessed that ?
I think I confused Seneca with Socrates (head-slap…)
. . . and realize that your new, righteous society will quickly collapse into corruption and amorality because a society is filled with people.
The best way is to just nuke each other to oblivion then.
I’m beginning to think so.