I mean look in the real world anyone who does horrible things blames others for doing those things before the people they are blaming are able to call them out. Then people who don't really pay attention just see them as equally bad.the hypocrisy
“The victor writes the history books” does still apply to the modern world after all…and if a counterpoint appears, “that’s slander” aaand it’s now censored/ignored by the party/dictator/fanatics. After all, nothing happened at Tiananmen.I mean look in the real world anyone who does horrible things blames others for doing those things before the people they are blaming are able to call them out. Then people who don't really pay attention just see them as equally bad.
I believe that way of thinking is what allows that to continue. Some people will shrug off any crimes by their political party just so they can drag us all back to the time they were most comfortable. Because they believe that as long as they win then it is fine to cover it all up afterwards.“The victor writes the history books” does still apply to the modern world after all…and if a counterpoint appears, “that’s slander” aaand it’s now censored/ignored by the party/dictator/fanatics. After all, nothing happened at Tiananmen
That method of approach has worked on the pre-telephone era, and with a little bit of official narrative (and economy-based “diplomacy”), people will remember a dictator as an object of worship, and not “that guy with the highest body count in the world”, even if it becomes blatantly hypocritical.I believe that way of thinking is what allows that to continue. Some people will shrug off any crimes by their political party just so they can drag us all back to the time they were most comfortable. Because they believe that as long as they win then it is fine to cover it all up afterwards.
It felt like two halves of different chapters mashed together"hmm? Did I miss a page?"
We currently have more than 3 events going on like that, but most know only the main 2I mean look in the real world anyone who does horrible things blames others for doing those things before the people they are blaming are able to call them out. Then people who don't really pay attention just see them as equally bad.