#also obviously. malcolms quote about the fox and wolf which i think ive quoted about a million times

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lol another quote among the many ive been thinking about lately, in regards to why i find some libs and leftists so much more aggravating than many conservatives who are just straight about their bullshit

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

and yea yea c.s lewish was a british dude who had certain kinds of ideas etc but lets be real this quote fucking slaps. and is also a good representation of why probably in romania more than maybe ever before during soviet rule life became a 24/7 horrible satire and why it inflicted so much mental damage. second thing this brought to mind is all that research i did on chattle slavery in mauritania, and one of the most haunting quotes from an ex-slave, "the slaves here are what the americans wish they had in their plantations" due to how deeply dug through the use of islam and cultureal acceptence slave status is

also, much less dramatically. id rather someone hate me to my face than spin their hatred 70 ways in some progressive loving wokie way and end up w the same shit