I think Nietzsche said something like if you do battle with monsters, be careful you don't become a monster yourself.
Of course, in each situation, people always think "This time it's worse, THIS monster is so extra-special bad that we have to throw away all rules of propriety or be doomed!"
So said Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, Hitler.
It's always "different this time."
Hegel said "The only thing you can learn from history is you can't learn anything from history."
Far be it from me to reduce the Two Minutes' Hate to 1:30.
Of course, in each situation, people always think "This time it's worse, THIS monster is so extra-special bad that we have to throw away all rules of propriety or be doomed!"
So said Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, Hitler.
It's always "different this time."
Hegel said "The only thing you can learn from history is you can't learn anything from history."
Far be it from me to reduce the Two Minutes' Hate to 1:30.