StarkRG@myside-yourside.net
Mar 11, 2026, 10:49 AMRemember, no matter what the repercussions are for disobeying fascists, the reprcussions for capitulating to them will always be worse.
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- StarkRG@myside-yourside.netAug 8, 2026, 12:00 PM
I have just finished the Apple TV series "Star City," and this kept coming to mind.
No matter what the immediate repercussions are for disobeying fascists, even if it's the death of your child, the repercussions for obeying them is *always* worse. At the very least, not only will you have the guilt for whatever they forced you into last time, they now know exactly what knob to twist to get you to do what they want and, once it's a step too far for you, they'll do what they threatened anyway.
- StarkRG@myside-yourside.netAug 8, 2026, 12:01 PM
As much as whatever the immediate consequences might hurt, taking the hit will always be the better choice.
- StarkRG@myside-yourside.netAug 8, 2026, 12:03 PM
Also, the KGB, CIA and literally every organisation like them, organisations that have a singular mission they will carry out at literally any cost, are pure and unadulterated evil. (this includes Star Trek's Section 31)
- StarkRG@myside-yourside.netAug 8, 2026, 12:17 PM
Oh, and, for the record, both Star City, and the show it was spun off from, For All Mankind, are some of the best currently-produced storytelling in a moving, visual medium (and possibly better than any other medium except novels). Even the characters you hate with a passion are fantastic and occasionally even sympathetic.