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Icanthinkformyself

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43. Nothing has changed in millennia

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:55 AM

Jan 6

except our ability to kill each other more efficiently and in greater numbers.
"All of it has been intelligently crafted with the goal of preserving the position of those who profit from the inhumanity that is at the very roots of pretty much every problem we are facing."
Said by generations many times to be repeated many more times in humanity's future, if we have one.

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K&R onecaliberal Jan 5 #1

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or we can, one by one mahina Jan 6 #42

Forwarding to a greatly deminished circle Prairie_Seagull Jan 6 #46

Hey Prairie seagull that is wonderful. Thank you. You did it! mahina Jan 6 #47

Nothing has changed in millennia Icanthinkformyself Jan 6 #43

Thanks for posting. Elessar Zappa Jan 6 #44

It's a great statement, and pretty ballsy SpankMe Jan 6 #45