Sometimes I think about how people with epilepsy were once burned at the stake because society thought they were “possessed.”
They truly believed they were doing the right thing protecting their community, honoring their beliefs, following their leaders.
And yet they were committing atrocities. It makes me wonder how many times in history people followed the wrong leaders, the wrong systems, the wrong ‘truths’ simply because everyone else was doing it.
People worshipped leaders who later turned out to be monsters, forrrrr instance
Hitler was celebrated by millions Stalin was praised as a “father” Mussolini made crowds cheer Jim Jones convinced people he was a prophet Dozens of dictators were seen as “saviors”
They had fans. Supporters. Followers. People thought they were doing the right thing… until the truth hit too late.
So it makes me ask…. What are we doing today that will look insane 100 years from now?
What leaders do we defend today because we’re too scared to admit they’re corrupt? What systems do we support because we’re conditioned to accept them? What suffering do we ignore because it’s “normal”? History proves one thing over and over again People rarely recognize evil in real time especially when it comes wrapped in authority, confidence, and popularity. So what will our descendants say about us?
Seizure Girl
Sometimes I think about how people with epilepsy were once burned at the stake because society thought they were “possessed.”
They truly believed they were doing the right thing protecting their community, honoring their beliefs, following their leaders.
And yet they were committing atrocities.
It makes me wonder how many times in history people followed the wrong leaders, the wrong systems, the wrong ‘truths’ simply because everyone else was doing it.
People worshipped leaders who later turned out to be monsters, forrrrr instance
Hitler was celebrated by millions
Stalin was praised as a “father”
Mussolini made crowds cheer
Jim Jones convinced people he was a prophet
Dozens of dictators were seen as “saviors”
They had fans. Supporters. Followers.
People thought they were doing the right thing…
until the truth hit too late.
So it makes me ask….
What are we doing today that will look insane 100 years from now?
What leaders do we defend today because we’re too scared to admit they’re corrupt?
What systems do we support because we’re conditioned to accept them?
What suffering do we ignore because it’s “normal”?
History proves one thing over and over again
People rarely recognize evil in real time
especially when it comes wrapped in authority, confidence, and popularity.
So what will our descendants say about us?
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