Trying to think of one case where this worked out well.
Jonestown? Nope.
Branch Davidians? Nope.
Musolinni's Italy? Nope
Heaven's Gate? Nope.
Hitler's Third Reich? Nope.
Aum Shinrikyo? Nope.
Kim's DPRK? Nope.
Stalin's Soviet Union? Nope
Putin's Russia? Nope.
Idi Amin's Uganda? Nope.
Pinochet's Argentina? Nope...
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.When I was a kid in Catholic schools, as nuns talked about how wonderful heaven would be, my idea of heaven was being where I could watch what human beings were doing.
yvilletom
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Dec 4, 2023
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I'm surprised some cagey old nun didn't give you the "it's everything you want it to be" line.
Yes, I feel like we're on the edge of the abyss into religious fundamentalism.
HippieChick58
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Dec 4, 2023
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Or some brand of authoritarianism/fascism.
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