• Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Destructive forces tend to create their own counter. They are only temporary, and since the best revenge is a life well lived, build something that will outlast them.

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      3 months ago

      There was a period between Bush and Obama where everyone had finally come to terms with how stupid Bush was and it even seemed like you could talk about it with Republicans.

      I don’t think that can happen with Trump. I couldn’t go like 2 sentences without dunking on them.

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    Been listening to the stories of how people saved, supported and fought for others during the Holocaust, even risking their own lives.

    I’m not taking away from the tragedy of the loss suffered by so many. I’m saying we can take some hope that human nature is complex enough and good enough that we must not lose sight of that in the face of evil.

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    My kids are developing into outstanding adults. They’ll be out of college and ready to help rebuild the US when our current political nightmare is over. One is strong in empathy and caring, highly motivated to become the teacher that inspires the next generation. The other is strong in fairness, justice, building teams to achieve. Strong in mind, strong in athletics, reaches out across languages and cultures

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    When I think about the past and how shit it was for most of humanity, I think we’ve made progress in a lot of ways. Hell, even when I look at crime rates in my city, it was so violent when I was a kid, bands wouldn’t come here because they got beat up, there was just a lot of violence. It’s so much calmer and safer now. I think we take 2 steps forward and one back, we are in the “one back” now, but the tide of history moves slowly in the right direction.

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      3 months ago

      Quit watching me creep. Im obviously here for my own amusement, not yours. Lol. Months!!!

      Edit: This is why it’s important to block people. There are literally people in these spaces stalking you.

      Also recommend purging your account from time to time. OP may just end up stalking me again someday lol.