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In reply to the discussion: So it seems the great United States is too weak and afraid to deal with the guy trying to destroy our constitution. [View all]PurgedVoter
(2,239 posts)I have lived when, "She offended my honor," was a defense for killing a wife. "She dressed that way," was a defense for rape. I have been in churches where the respected patriarchs were vocally pro slavery. People who just wanted to use the nukes were not hard to find when I was young. Politicians advocated for such.
We are making progress. At each step forward, the fools, cultists, and thieves come out of the woodwork and show how miserable we are as a species. Each time they reveal themselves as twisted, the evolved members of the species see. Each time a few of the bad look around at the violent, the liars, the thieves and opportunists, and turn to the light. Some stay on the border, but they have started to see. We are making progress, Never Trumpers, Liz Cheney, Stephen Schmidt, and Rick Wilson are examples.
The point is to never give up. There will always be dragons too large for you to personally face, but when you can, stand up for what you can.