Against the Logic of the Guillotine: Why the Paris Commune Burned the Guillotine – and We Should Too
Every word in this article speaks directly to my soul. I have no desire to burn down the world we live in yet every desire to try and help bring about the kind of world I want to live in: a kinder, fairer, more equal and – to steal a phrase from the piece – more joyous one for us all.
@aral Fairness implies the concept of the guillotine for some edge cases. However, in matters of practice, I'm leaning more towards the application of the Napoleon treatment in Saint Helena. Mostly because that method wisely avoided the creation of a martyr whilst effectively decapitating power, and leaving the heirs of the dictator in an impossible situation.
@aral Although that would be impossible today, because it's not unthinkable that another comparable dictator would invade any remote island to rescue and liberate their kin. I'm afraid that our options are narrowing, and keeping the dictator indefinitely asleep, and on display at a prominent museum in a major world city would be the better option.
@vruz @aral unfortunately more likely to end up as Elba.
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Like I said, our options are narrowing all the time