There is a persistent myth that societies fall into authoritarianism because people suddenly become irrational, emotional, or ignorant. That at some critical moment, reason collapses and something darker takes its place.
#Nazi #Antifa #No Kings #SystemicIrrationality #Dietrich Bonhoeffer

After the rise of Nazi Germany, Dietrich Bonhoeffer reached a disturbing conclusion. The greatest threat to society was not evil. It was systemic stupidity.
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#Epistemology#NoKings #Anti-Fascist

We assume intelligent societies make rational decisions.
History says otherwise. Highly educated, advanced societies have repeatedly produced profoundly irrational outcomes.
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#Epistemology
#RationalThought
#anti-fascist