• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When in Russia, rule as the Russians do, right? Crazy how much influence someone like Ivan the Terrible can have on culture and broader world events from such a distance.

    • S_H_K@lemmy.fmhy.net
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      Puts into perspective that right or wrong are a social construct don’t ya? What we should consider is in what is based our right and wrong.

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        The fact that a culture of extractive economies and strong-man leaders inculcated by a sociopathic nobleman hundreds of years ago can culminate in war crimes, an attempted coup, and the demographic collapse of two countries does not engender in me a profound appreciation for moral relativism. You can pump the brakes and put that one right through the fucking windshield.