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[–] moshtradamus666@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 43 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

This, or the humble royalty, is most fictional hero storylines. I unironically believe capitalism uses these tropes to condition the people into believing feudalism, authoritarianism, and genetic divinity are justifiable.

Remember! The rich are rich because they're better than you! Not because them or their ancestors were murderers, slave owners, exploiters, criminal sociopaths, etc.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 months ago

The endless story of justification is powerless in the face of time, as time reduces all individuals, groups, bloodlines and ideologies to memory, and then to total obliteration.

Maybe we could spend less time justifying being shit to each other, as it is wholly without lasting merit, and - instead - create a world based on human decency. That won't last, either, but at least it would be moral.