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The Word Herder's avatar

I was very sad to have to kill those villagers in order to provide them with democracy.

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Elizabeth's avatar

💔

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Brett Read's avatar

Profound observation from Banksy! Thank you Elizabeth.

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Elizabeth's avatar

❤️

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jacquelyn sauriol's avatar

You first have to believe They are committing a greater evil than You

are committing by trying to neutralize or obliterate them. Evil vs. evil?

A false dichotomy but one we make all the time, really. Usually with

little real evidence, rather, some kind of scorecard on evil we all

seem to keep that does change over time. An emotional scorecard of

levels of evil, and who deserves what. Is there someone who doesn't

operate that way?

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Elizabeth's avatar

I don't know

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Edwin's avatar

“[W]hat we’re really seeing here from Joy Reid, from Michael Eric Dyson, and from Jonathan Capehart — this is Satanism; this is satanic,” Jason Whitlock replied.

“When there is an attack on truth, it’s an attack on God. It’s an attack on Jesus. The truth is what sets us free. The truth is what Jesus, God, and faith are about. There is a massive attack on truth in this country, and that is an attack on God.”

“Voltaire said it a long time ago. If you can convince a man of absurdities, you can then get him to commit to atrocities… but we are being convinced of absurdities and their packaging and masking their hatred of God in this.”

Whitlock said that the left seeks to create a society built on their own absurdities, such as the idea that electing a Black conservative Republican to statewide office is either somehow racist or insufficient to atone for sins allegedly committed in the past.

“So eventually they can execute atrocities on people. We’re seeing small examples of it all across America,” he said.

“I don’t know if I want to go as far as calling January 6 [unrest at Capitol Hill] and how those people have been treated as an atrocity, but it’s a sign of where we’re headed. That was not an insurrection.”

“Those people don’t deserve to be locked up and chained in isolation in prison for months on trespassing charges,” Whitlock added.

“We have been convinced of one of the absurdity that somehow this was an insurrection, the likes of which we haven’t seen since Pearl Harbor and now that justifies the atrocity – Oh, let’s lock these people up for life,” Whitlock continued on “Life, Liberty & Levin.”

“Let’s keep them in solitary confinement, let’s deny them basic privileges and rights that we’ve always granted to Americans. That’s the path we’re on. And again, I want they’re using race, race and the Democratic Party are like the new hood of the KKK. Call yourself an anti-racist,” he said.

“Call yourself a Democrat. And now you can do some of the most racist things while pretending and covering yourself with this hood of, Hey, I’m a Democrat. Hey, I’m a liberal. The things that I’m doing are actually good.”

“Again, it’s more we’re being convinced of absurdities, and we’re witnessing the beginning of atrocities that will not stop with just how they’re treating the people on Jan. six. There are far worse atrocities that are being planned for all of us who profess a belief in Jesus Christ as our savior who profess a belief in God and the truth. There are atrocities they are planning for all of us.”

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Elizabeth's avatar

Hi Edwin,

I don't disagree with what you say. But it is a lot for me to process.

And as I've said before I do not name my beliefs as you do, so it feels somewhat uncomfortable for me that you speak to things this way. I respect your right to believe in the way you do and I ask the same of you, that you respect the way I hold things for myself.

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Edwin's avatar

All I would ever ask is that folks should keep an open mind.

One day, and of this I am confident, they will be glad they did.

If you wish this to be a "belief free zone" I have no problem with that.

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Elizabeth's avatar

There are all sorts of different beliefs one might have. Not just a belief in God.

I just don't want to be pushed at around it.

And I know all of what is happening is ugly and unbearable and rants are cleansing. But that was a long one. Maybe ask first?

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