anarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml · 8 months agoOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up11.3Kcross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up11.3KimageOne of the reasons they only teach whitewashed history at schoolmedia.kbin.socialanarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml to Anarchist Memes @lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square186fedilinkcross-posted to: leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareMonsiuerPatEBrownlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·8 months 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-squarepsycho_driver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months 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.
minus-squaresheogorath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoThe best way is to just nuke each other to oblivion then.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoHe really wasn’t given much of a choice. He just chose his stance on the one option he had.
minus-squareMonsiuerPatEBrownlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-28 months 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-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI think I confused Seneca with Socrates (head-slap…)
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.
. . . 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.
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…)