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2026-03-20 21:08 UTC
Here's an interesting article on why the guillotine may not be a very good symbol of resistance. The TL;DR is that it's always been used as a tool of state violence, and that you can't get rid of billionaires by just killing them all.
https://crimethinc.com/2019/04/08/against-the-logic-of-the-guillotine-why-the-paris-commune-burned-the-guillotine-and-we-should-too
Replies (4)
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@pyre@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 16:16
the idea is that the guillotine is for the current ones. you can get rid of billionaires altogether by taxing 100% of every dollar above ten million, for example.
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@CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 18:18
Guillotine is well reknowned globally as a symbol of antiauthoritarianism One article wont change that
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@brownsugga@lemmy.world 2026-03-21 18:24
I mean killing all the billionaires would technically get rid of them all, I think
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@Wilco@lemmy.zip 2026-03-21 19:22
Its not about the guillotine, its about sending a message. Sure, theoretically, if you "guilloize" the first round of billionaires a second round will pop up, but if you "guilloize" that second round then each successive round that you "guilloize" will get smaller and smaller ... that is my theory at least.