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Interesting video here. It points out that in the Roman Empire, Christianity was originally suppressed and oppressed, and slowly over time became more accepted and eventually began to dominate. That in the late Roman Empire it was the official religion but even then about 2/3 of the people were pagans and over time they had to hide their pagan beliefs. They couldn't even hold public office if they were pagan or possibly even join the military. The 1/3 of people who were Christians were fanatical(or at least a small vocal minority of them were) and passed increasingly harsh laws that were meant to suppress and oppress the pagans. The oppressed became the oppressors and they did it all in the name of peace and kindness much how today the woke mob seeks to oppress its former oppressors in the name of tolerance and diversity.
I don't know how accurate the comparison is but it's certainly food for thought.
Wasn't sure if maybe this belonged more in the philosophy or psychology sub forum but I think the historical link to the fall of Rome would make it more appropriate for this one.
This ^^^ has been going on for quite some time. If you see a parallel with today’s politics, then o.k. But history has seen many epochs in which the oppressed become the oppressors. And they always start out with the same “It’s not fair!” whine before turning around and treating those who oppressed them just as ruthlessly as they were treated. It’s an endless cycle of groups in power acting the same and simply replacing each other.
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