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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 04:15 PM Nov 2022

A little political advice from an ancient wise man:

"To expect bad men not to do wrong is madness, for he who expects this desires an impossibility. But to allow men to behave so to others, and to expect them not to do you any wrong, is irrational and tyrannical.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations XI.18

Pass that along to any Trumplicans you know and ask them to have someone read it to them.

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A little political advice from an ancient wise man: (Original Post) Atticus Nov 2022 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #1
Unfortunately, they will just say, "YES, we know all you BAD DEMs are irrational tyrants." TigressDem Nov 2022 #2
from Book 11 WarGamer Nov 2022 #3
Timeless wisdom indeed phoenix75 Nov 2022 #4

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TigressDem

(5,125 posts)
2. Unfortunately, they will just say, "YES, we know all you BAD DEMs are irrational tyrants."
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 05:05 PM
Nov 2022

Whatever they read, they twist to their own means.

Day becomes night, night becomes day.

Black is always bad. White is always right. White is the only thing that matters.

Logic used upon them is like pearls to swine. It does not compute.

WarGamer

(12,354 posts)
3. from Book 11
Mon Nov 28, 2022, 05:19 PM
Nov 2022
Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself. Much more is this so in life.
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