It’s hard to articulate, but it’s that classing of a worthy foe or something. Like people say “say what you will about x but he does y good” (something said by someone about Rommel by Patton (at least in his movie))in a way that’s meant to sound begrudging but just makes them sound like they want to be them if you get me

Witness it once in a blue moon

  • Nocturne Dragonite@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    Well in context we’re talking about people who are willing to sacrifice people like me for the sake of civility and “hearing them out”.