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William's avatar

My reading skills are rusty (i'm a young uni kid), while I understand that our ideals have been skewed to please those in power, can I ask what "tyranny becomes pathos" means? I see the words and the meanings but they do not resonate :P.

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Robert Billyard's avatar

When bullies and oppressive governments lose power, they are finally seen as the pitiful flawed people they actually are. You can have a bully living next door, at school, or a government dominated by them. A "tyranny" is an illegitimate oppressive government.

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William's avatar

Ah I see, by understanding how they work, we reveal their weakness and flaws.

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Kathleen McCroskey's avatar

The deemed but rootless exceptionalism of the human species is revealed in its grandiose urban architecture built in total defiance of Nature. The "economy" is an externality to the environment and must be brought to be contained therein. If it remains outside of Life, certain death is awaiting.

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

So true, Robert. I have a draft post along similar lines. Awareness of our mortality makes the moments of our lives precious. And the fools that are tyrants serve no one, not even themselves.

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Vera Gottlieb's avatar

Today's pathos is seeing what humanity is doing to life on Earth...today and every day.

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