• Nurgus@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    I’m not arguing for slavery, you’re misunderstanding the quote. I didn’t say the change of masters was inherently no better than the previous masters.

    Revolution is always, in every example, a doorway for powerhungry authoritarians to swoop in.

    The fact that Haitians were eventually much better off than as slaves doesn’t change that.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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      30 days ago

      Revolution is always, in every example, a doorway for powerhungry authoritarians to swoop in.

      I disagree. Like I said: CNT/FAI Catalonia, 1919 Bavaria and anarchist Ukraine are counterexamples.

      If a revolution is thorough enough to eradicate the hierarchical structure of oppression, it doesn’t have to be used by authoritarians.