The New Colossus

[hyperbole]

"It's ultimately just about that complicated: it hurts. We learn this at like age four-- it's grownups' first explanation to us why it's bad to lie ("How would you like it if...?"). And we keep learning for years, from hard experience, that getting lied to sucks-- that it diminishes you, denies you respect for yourself, for the liar, for the world

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[greyheaven]

Honestly I just finished reading Jensen's Endgame V.I and I am having a hard time thinking meaningfully about democracy

also I have had a lot of whiskey

I wanna publish you, you oughta get read more

[hyperbole]

Maybe a long time ago these ideas were worth the lives of many. But nobody needs to die so others can carry out a shallow existence stuffing their faces with garbage while they continue to perpetuate the greatest disgrace in the history of the human race. We've got an example to set, right? "Oh hey fellas, congratulations on breaking the decades-long iron grip of that parade of despots and tyrants. Bad news, unfortunately. We've been kidding ourselves this whole time."

Pass that bottle this way buddy. You ever get my present?

in whiskey I swim, in whiskey I bathe, hey-nonny hey-nonny hey-nonny hey

[greyheaven]

There approaches a point where you do or don't do a thing, not because it will save the planet, but because you want to be able to sleep at night.

& my mailbox has been terribly bland. Is it something my landlord could've smoked? (JUST KIDDING CARNIVORE)

and when i go, i wanna go to whiskey heavennnnnnn, yeah i said i know i got a real thirsty souulllll

[hyperbole]

Who needs sleep when you're living The American Dream?

Nothing special really. I think I have the perfect consolation prize, though.