Scott Alexander on X: "@curtis_yarvin Thanks for the clarification. I agree there are many bad things about the liberal American regime. But "last regime bad, therefore you're morally obligated to support whichever mob is calling for total revolution of everything today, no matter how dumb their leaders and" / X

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Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know. Log in Sign up Post See new posts Conversation Scott Alexander @slatestarcodex Thanks for the clarification. I agree there are many bad things about the liberal American regime. But "last regime bad, therefore you're morally obligated to support whichever mob is calling for total revolution of everything today, no matter how dumb their leaders and proposals are" is the same argument that gave us the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, etc. What's its track record for producing better governments than it replaced? 0/1000? I agree it's cowardly *never* to roll the dice and try to get something better than you started with. But at least the Soviets waited until a dumb war that killed two million Russians for no reason, constant food shortages, economic collapse, and eighty hour workweeks to afford an apartment shared with a dozen other people. The current moment must be the first time in history people have suggested

Thanks for the clarification. I agree there are many bad things about the liberal American regime. But "last regime bad, therefore you're morally obligated to support whichever mob is calling for total revolution of everything today, no matter how dumb their leaders and proposals are" is the same argument that gave us the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, etc. What's its track record for producing better governments than it replaced? 0/1000? I agree it's cowardly *never* to roll the dice and try to get something better than you started with. But at least the Soviets waited until…

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