• UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    “We should improve society somewhat.” improve-society

    “You childish simpleton. The best we can do is one less body in the mass grave.” very-intelligent

    • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      I feel its more like

      “we should improve society somewhat”

      “what do you mean, you simpleton, every single body in the mass grave adds up and this is one less, its simple math! nobody understands politics like me, the politics understander”

      i guess that’s basically what you said but i like my way better

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      11 months ago

      Heartache is powerful, but democracy is subtle. Incrementally, you begin to notice a change in the weather. When it snows, the flakes are softer when they stick to your worry-worn forehead. When it rains, the rain is warmer. Democracy is coming to the Administrative Region. The ideals of Dolorian humanism are reinstating themselves. How can they not? These are the ideals of the Coalition and the Moralist International. Those guys are signal blue. And they’re not only good – they’re also powerful. What will it be like, once their nuanced plans have been realized?

      The Kingdom of Conscience will be exactly as it is now. Moralists don’t really have beliefs. Sometimes they stumble on one, like on a child’s toy left on the carpet. The toy must be put away immediately. And the child reprimanded. Centrism isn’t change – not even incremental change. It is control. Over yourself and the world. Exercise it. Look up at the sky, at the dark shapes of Coalition airships hanging there. Ask yourself: is there something sinister in moralism? And then answer: no. God is in his heaven. Everything is normal on Earth.

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        Heartache is powerful, but democracy is subtle. Incrementally, you begin to notice a change in the weather. When it snows, the flakes are softer when they stick to your worry-worn forehead. When it rains, the rain is warmer. Democracy is coming to the Administrative Region. The ideals of Dolorian humanism are reinstating themselves. How can they not? These are the ideals of the Coalition and the Moralist International. Those guys are signal blue. And they’re not only good – they’re also powerful. What will it be like, once their nuanced plans have been realized?

        The second quote has been quoted often but this first one really, really rings true to the wine liberal experience, especially the “nuance” and the “good/powerful” association.