Even in the gaol he hoarded his cigarettes and would never give any away, even though he was not a heavy smoker. When I saw him in Beijing after his release he was a changed man. In his family he started to care for people for the first time in his life.
— Jui Lon
During this period, Puyi was known for his kindness, and once after he accidentally knocked down an elderly lady with his bicycle, he visited her every day in the hospital to bring her flowers to make amends until she was released.
From the Wikipedia article about the reformation of The Last Emperor. I think reformation is possible.
Hot take: people edging themselves over revolutionary violence is my least favorite Chapo aesthetic.
I understand that revolution is messy, and that revolutionary violence often doesn't have the benefit of the drapery of both legitimacy and time to always make strategic selections - so it shouldn't be held to the same standards as imperial violence. And there's a huge difference between violence in service of a cause/revolution, and retributory violence.
We shouldn't strive for a revolution which we end by executing old men in front of firing squads (looking at the top comment on the recent post about Bernie Sanders). Jeff Bezos shouldn't be guillotined, he should be forced to participate in the restructuring and nationalization of Amazon, and then should be a worker, same as everyone else.
Honestly, not sure it even had to happen.
From the Wikipedia article about the reformation of The Last Emperor. I think reformation is possible.
On the old sub, I got downvoted to shit for even suggesting that they could have been spared
Hot take: people edging themselves over revolutionary violence is my least favorite Chapo aesthetic.
I understand that revolution is messy, and that revolutionary violence often doesn't have the benefit of the drapery of both legitimacy and time to always make strategic selections - so it shouldn't be held to the same standards as imperial violence. And there's a huge difference between violence in service of a cause/revolution, and retributory violence.
We shouldn't strive for a revolution which we end by executing old men in front of firing squads (looking at the top comment on the recent post about Bernie Sanders). Jeff Bezos shouldn't be guillotined, he should be forced to participate in the restructuring and nationalization of Amazon, and then should be a worker, same as everyone else.
This. "A revolution is not a dinner party" is not a justification.