• MrVilliam@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I thought authoritarianism was supposed to at least make the trains run on time. Or maybe the dictator will just edit train schedules with his sharpie if anybody dares to ask.

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      The origin of that saying, the trains in Fascist Italy, were basically never on time. But the fascist government put great effort into telling people that, at long last, they were running on time, so it stuck.

      Narratives dig deeper into cultural consciousness than reality itself.