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Anon gets to the bottom of World War Two (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] gullible@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

neither can cruel ones

In modernity, yes, kindness denotes stability and opportunity for experimentation, but is that historically the case? Sincere question, I only remember the funny parts of history.

[–] Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

I mean, even in modernity cruelty is still a common feature in world leaders.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To answer this, one would have to define what "lasts" means. None of them exists as an empire any more. So if lasts=forever it was historycally the case they couldn't do it.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Since we're talking about the personality traits of an individual, "lasts" can only mean until their lifetime is over.

And there are a LOT of despots that ruled for their entire lives.