I'm still not convinced Luigi is the guy but if he is.. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

George Orwell, 1984

The practical ethos of every authoritarian in history (including the self-styled "champions of the proletariat") is:

It's not just that I have a lot; it's that I must always have more than everyone else, and they must be compelled to desire this hierarchy with their mind, body and spirit. Forever.