Post #2886863
2026-05-14 21:59 UTC
@Hex@kolektiva.social this reminds me of something I read once... democracy is an agreement between the wealthy and the populace that in exchange for some control over governance, they won't drag the wealthy into the streets and beat them to death on a regular basis.
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@BoydStephenSmithJr@hachyderm.io 2026-05-14 22:48
@petrillic@hachyderm.io @Hex@kolektiva.social I think the version I heard was that union power was the compromise position instead of the workers feeding the bosses to the means of production.
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@millihertz@oldbytes.space 2026-05-15 00:13
@petrillic@hachyderm.io @Hex@kolektiva.social that sounds very much like a pTerryism
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@503bartley@pdx.social 2026-05-15 03:52
@petrillic@hachyderm.io @Hex@kolektiva.social Restyled a little to fit as a FB 'story' for those of us still agitating in FarceBuch.
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@jollyrogue@social.tulsa.ok.us 2026-05-15 05:31
@petrillic@hachyderm.io This really should be in the Bill of Rights. @Hex@kolektiva.social