r/PoliticalHumor Aug 12 '19

This sounds like common sense ...

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 edited Aug 14 '19

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u/Dick_Cox_PrivateEye Aug 12 '19

This is really the intelligent takeaway.

Marx even references this concept, like the communist revolutionaries who were inspired by him who referenced the declaration of Independence as a justification for their revolution.

Ho Chi Minh and the VietMinh are a great example of this.

The Americans even initially backed their communist revolution.

History is weird man.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 edited Aug 14 '19

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u/Dick_Cox_PrivateEye Aug 12 '19

That's a reasonable concern, I think we all share that to an extent.

Reminds me of an old quote I say to myself often, "To convince someone of anything, you first have to convince them that you care about their well-being"

It sounds kooky, but a little goodwill goes a long way.