• Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 months ago

    When I was growing up in the 90’s, there were countless over-the-top movie villains, many of which would claim that “People want to be lead, they need it, they demand it.” (Just watched Lawnmower Man, and this is nearly a verbatim quote)

    I remember always thinking that was so over the top. It still is, to just say it out loud, that is. But these days, fuck, it’s so clear that a massive amount of society does just want to be lead by the nose, but the leaders who exploit that (despite being dumb motherfuckers) are somehow smart enough to just not blurt out “You people NEED a King, and that will be ME!” (Well, maybe not Trump, he’s said he’ll be a dictator on day one…)

    I’m just so fucking disappointed in humanity and other humans.