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New cat name idea:

Apparently nobody knows what Lenin's cat's name was. Can anyone confirm this?

- yes. Lenin didn’t name animals because he believed that naming them was trying to show ownership and he didn’t agree with the idea of owning, but instead, caring for them. So it had no name really..

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FYOZAI SUPREMANCYYYYYYYYYYYYY

asagiri confirming he plans on exploring fyodor and dazai’s relationship much deeper...oooh we're gonna eat so so good soon

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"When 'Change' Brings No Relief: The Lessons of Machiavelli and Recent Political History"

Machiavelli in his book, The Prince, on Chapter 𝐼𝐼𝐼 "Of mixed principalities" (De principatibus mixtis) said: "People change gladly their hegemon, believing that they are improving their living conditions. This belief prompts them to take up arms against the ruler of the moment. But they are deceived, because afterwards they realize from personal experience that they worsened their position." 𝐴 ℎ𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟

Now, does that statement remind you of any particular, a recent political event?

What Machiavelli is describing here is really a tale as old as time. From the dictators of Ancient Greece to some more recent revolutions, humans have always had the tendency of supporting a leader, (by 'overthrowing' their old ruler), a leader who promises them better living conditions, only to be disappointed with either no change or change for the worse.

Let's take a certain Austrian painter for example. He found a Germany who was suffering with poverty, and extreme (and I mean extreme) inflation. Their currency had become worthless. So worthless in fact that at some point the cost of printing exceeded the value of the currency itself. And to no one's surprise Germany had a hard time trying to repay debts from WW1. The treaty of Versailles had created a perfect environment for a dictator to gain power.

People were suffering. So when a Mustache man came along and said he could fix everything and blamed all of Germany's problems to certain groups of people, after enough time people started to support him.

That, the fact that he managed to gain the people's support in 'overthrowing' the past leaders, as everyone knows lead to massive suffering, huge losses, millions of deaths and to another World War. 𝐼 𝑝𝑢𝑡 '𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔' 𝑖𝑛 𝑞𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝐼 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙 𝑖𝑓 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦.

This tragic turn of events underscores a central Machiavellian truth: while people often believe they are improving their situation by swapping one ruler for another, they may find themselves worse off in the end.

Machiavelli’s insight into the complexities of political transitions remains as relevant today as it was in the 16th century. Human nature, it seems, has not changed; people still fall prey to the promises of quick solutions and change, (remind you of someone?) often failing to recognize that such upheaval can, more often than not, create conditions where the proverbial pendulum swings in the opposite direction, straight into the arms of another form of tyrannybor dictatorship. Thus, when analyzing political events through a Machiavellian lens, we should ask ourselves: Are we truly improving our position, or are we merely trading one set of problems for another? The answers are rarely as simple as they first appear.

A more modern example that comes to mind is the rise of a certain Donald Trump in the United States. His campaign in 2016 (and 2024) was built on promises of restoring American greatness, and addressing the grievances of those who felt ignored or disenfranchised by the political elite.

Many people believed that he would be the leader to fix their problems, revive manufacturing, cut taxes, and return a sense of national pride. Like the people of Germany in the 1930s, they were tired of the status quo and saw in Trump a strong, decisive leader who could turn things around.

His supporters felt a deep dissatisfaction with the previous political establishment and were willing to take a chance on someone who seemed to offer a bold departure from the norm. As Machiavelli pointed out, they believed that replacing their hegemon would improve their position.

However, as time went on, it became apparent that many of the promised changes either didn’t materialize as expected, or they brought new, unforeseen challenges. The tax cuts, while benefiting the wealthy, did little to address the deepening economic divides. The promised revitalization of industries often seemed more symbolic than substantive, and the broader political instability caused by Trump’s leadership left the nation divided, with political polarization reaching unprecedented levels.

Furthermore, while Trump’s supporters felt empowered by his populist rhetoric, those who opposed him found his policies regressive and, at times, harmful. In many ways, this split reflects Machiavelli’s warning that, after the dust settles, people may realize they were deceived into believing that their situation would improve, when, in fact, it was only exacerbated by the very change they sought.

This was just what came to mind while I was reading The Prince. But that's just my opinion, I'd love to hear what other people think of this. 𝐼 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡, 𝑙𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙, 𝐹𝑈𝐶𝐾 𝑇𝑅𝑈𝑀𝑃.

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So like... If bald is considered a male haircut with they start punishing women with cancer. Will women with cancer need to carry around a doctor's note to justify being bald?!?? I'm so glad I'm not in the "land of freedom".

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Isn't that like a law in North Korea? There are like 30 or something legal haircuts a man can have and 30 or something other legal haircuts a woman can have.

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WHO IS THIS PERSON???!?? I JUST FOUND THEM ON PINTEREST AND THEY ARE A ONE BY ONE REPLICA OF MY MAIN OC. PLEASE TELL ME THEY ARE AN ACTOR OR SOMETHING, I WON'T ACCEPT THEY SIMPLY ARE SOME DUDE ON PINTEREST.

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It's truly a far-away dream.

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NEW HYPERFIXATION ALERT!!!

I JUST FINISHED SEASON 1 I AM UTTERLY OBSSESSED. CHASE IS BEST BOY AND THERE'S 7 MORE SEASONS TO GO. I AM IN PARADASE.

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Thank you!! >_< The sentence that Black Americans escaped to the USSR to escape racism and Jewish Russians escaped to the US to escape racism fucked with my brain a little bit.

Everything I've seen from how much food they had, to living space, to opportunities was almost completely altered by the point the person who wrote it was trying to make, to the point where it started to obscure the truth.

The only thing that remained unchanged was that those mfs drank, and those mfs drank a lot lmfao.

I'm having such a hard time trying to find out what life was like in the Soviet Union. Half my sources state that it was great, in some cases even better than the USA, and the other half say that it was a complete and utter hellhole. AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THOSE OPINIONS IS PROPAGANDA.

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One thing I love about Monster is how fucking serious it is. It's so serious and so un-anime like anime that it could easily be recreated as a live action. There is not a single moment where a character has an overly red face, turns into a chibi at happy moments or other anime-like things.

I post anime memes on my blog but man! Monster is an anime which is so serious and dark that it cannot be memed, it is unmemeable and this is exactly why this anime is so fucking awesome!!

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I'm having such a hard time trying to find out what life was like in the Soviet Union. Half my sources state that it was great, in some cases even better than the USA, and the other half say that it was a complete and utter hellhole. AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THOSE OPINIONS IS PROPAGANDA.

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WILLL WOOOD SUPERMENCYYYY

IS THERE A DREAD WEIGHT FANDOM? DO YOU GUYS EXCIST??

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"Just watched the new VIVINOS video, Wiege. I sure loved the part where they all stood up, held hands and said "Together, we are Alien stage."" I scream as I'm carried back to the insane asylum.

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It's so weird reading BSD fanfiction because of the real life names. "Then Dostoevsky pushed his tongue past Dazai's lips and..." Wow, that's a weird imagine that appeared in my head. Sometimes I feel like I'm disrespecting the actual authors but I know I'm just reading gay little fanfiction about anime boys.

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Words cannon describe how much i like this fanart.

Drawn a few months ago. . .

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How fucked am i when i join the Almighty Hetalia Fandom in 2025? I think I'm just a little late.

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I'm going to kiss you.

GUESS WHO FOUND RARE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT FOR THE 1969 SOVIET FILM ADAPTATION OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT?!

ME!!!!

BUT GUESS WHO IS GOING THROUGH HELL AND BACK TRYING TO GET THIS CONTENT AND CLEANING IT UP FOR GOOD QUALITY FOR Y'ALL?!

ME!!!!!