They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice.

  • Damage@feddit.it
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    22 hours ago

    Stop looking for father figures, act like you know is right, not like if you wanted to make someone proud.

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      20 hours ago

      No. I need some authority figure to tell me what is moral and just. I am incapable of rational thought.

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      Once you’re an adult, the people you’re supposed to be making proud are younger than you now. They’re the children looking up to you and their children and their children’s children.