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We are on the right side of history - progress always is. People like me are much more trustworthy because we're not motivated by greed, but for the desire for

We are on the right side of history - progress always is. People like me are much more trustworthy because we're not motivated by greed, but for the desire for a better world.

jaywalk 6y ago
"My idea of progress will always be correct, because I am a good person and people who disagree with me are not."
dcolkitt 6y ago
History has no shortage of horrific atrocities carried out by people with a genuine desire to remake a better world.
- brynjolf 6y ago
  And vice versa, the side that has been Conservative continue to be on the wrong side of history over abs over again, yet never fail to say the other side is to blame. Gay rights Women rights Liberty Always one side saying let's wait a bit longer, let's listen to our lies for a bit longer.
  - vanattab 6y ago
    You might want to look up which party was more supportive of the 19th amendment and check which party supported ending slavery. "On May 21, 1919, the amendment passed the House 304 to 89, with 42 votes more than was necessary. On June 4, 1919, it was brought before the Senate and, after Southern Democrats abandoned a filibuster, 36 Republican Senators were joined by 20 Democrats to pass the amendment with 56 yeas, 25 nays, and 14 not voting."
    - yarabarla 6y ago
      While not a one to one match with current politics, the parties largely swapped demographics and southern Republicans today would have been Democrats at that time. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
    - rabbitXIII 6y ago
      I don't think they mentioned a party anywhere in the parent comment. They were simply talking about the conservative vs progressive side of a debate or policy change
      - vanattab 6y ago
        Around the same time as the 19th amendment was passed. Eugenics was a very "progressive idea"
  - BurningFrog 6y ago
    Counterexample: Conservatives opposed Communism.
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breakfastduck 6y ago
You seem very certain of that, which is incredibly frightening.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
  On my first read, I assumed that they forgot to type the /s, but I think you're right and this was meant to be serious, which is... disconcerting.
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devthrowawy 6y ago
Is that a quote from Hitler? I honestly can't tell.
awerawerawrjhui 6y ago
Every tyrant and dictator in history thought he was on the side of "progess" and was building a better world.
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  Some really thought they were. And some said they were, even if they didn't really believe it.
adamnew123456 6y ago
I'm going to take a stab and say this is meant satirically? Are we invoking Poe's law here?

We are on the right side of history - progress always is. People like me are much more trustworthy because we're not motivated by greed, but for the desire for a better world.

jaywalk 6y ago

"My idea of progress will always be correct, because I am a good person and people who disagree with me are not."

dcolkitt 6y ago

History has no shortage of horrific atrocities carried out by people with a genuine desire to remake a better world.

brynjolf 6y ago
And vice versa, the side that has been Conservative continue to be on the wrong side of history over abs over again, yet never fail to say the other side is to blame. Gay rights Women rights Liberty Always one side saying let's wait a bit longer, let's listen to our lies for a bit longer.
- vanattab 6y ago
  You might want to look up which party was more supportive of the 19th amendment and check which party supported ending slavery. "On May 21, 1919, the amendment passed the House 304 to 89, with 42 votes more than was necessary. On June 4, 1919, it was brought before the Senate and, after Southern Democrats abandoned a filibuster, 36 Republican Senators were joined by 20 Democrats to pass the amendment with 56 yeas, 25 nays, and 14 not voting."
  - yarabarla 6y ago
    While not a one to one match with current politics, the parties largely swapped demographics and southern Republicans today would have been Democrats at that time. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
  - rabbitXIII 6y ago
    I don't think they mentioned a party anywhere in the parent comment. They were simply talking about the conservative vs progressive side of a debate or policy change
    - vanattab 6y ago
      Around the same time as the 19th amendment was passed. Eugenics was a very "progressive idea"
- BurningFrog 6y ago
  Counterexample: Conservatives opposed Communism.

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breakfastduck 6y ago

You seem very certain of that, which is incredibly frightening.

yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
On my first read, I assumed that they forgot to type the /s, but I think you're right and this was meant to be serious, which is... disconcerting.

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devthrowawy 6y ago

Is that a quote from Hitler? I honestly can't tell.

awerawerawrjhui 6y ago

Every tyrant and dictator in history thought he was on the side of "progess" and was building a better world.

AnimalMuppet 6y ago
Some really thought they were. And some said they were, even if they didn't really believe it.

adamnew123456 6y ago

I'm going to take a stab and say this is meant satirically? Are we invoking Poe's law here?