That's an off-topic that's certainly allowable here. Thank you, I wanted to give something to the people I knew, who valued freedom above all. A real story that I was sure many experienced.
Good essay, I'll share parts on my substack, perhaps with a few notes of my own once it starts to cool off here - got to 106F, now down to 100F - but that's nothing compared to the summer of 1973, when you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, and cars left furrows in the asphalt...
Whose at fault, the abuser or the abused? I say its the abused. Whether its a single individual or a society, being abused is a choice. Deciding not to be abused is also a choice. So, why would anyone choose to be abused? Maybe its ignorance about their options due to abuser indoctrination that muddies and disables the abused critical thinking. Fear of being punished for choosing not to be abused and losing one's comforts may be a reason even while those comforts, and even freedoms, are systematically being stolen from them by the abuser. Either choice comes with pain for the chooser. Choosing not to be abused likely will come with a lot of pain. Not making a choice is still making a choice, so there is no escaping it. Unfortunately, too many think that if they shut up and don't call attention to themselves the tiger will eat them last. But they will still be eaten. So, kill the tiger.
That's an off-topic that's certainly allowable here. Thank you, I wanted to give something to the people I knew, who valued freedom above all. A real story that I was sure many experienced.
Good essay, I'll share parts on my substack, perhaps with a few notes of my own once it starts to cool off here - got to 106F, now down to 100F - but that's nothing compared to the summer of 1973, when you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, and cars left furrows in the asphalt...
Whose at fault, the abuser or the abused? I say its the abused. Whether its a single individual or a society, being abused is a choice. Deciding not to be abused is also a choice. So, why would anyone choose to be abused? Maybe its ignorance about their options due to abuser indoctrination that muddies and disables the abused critical thinking. Fear of being punished for choosing not to be abused and losing one's comforts may be a reason even while those comforts, and even freedoms, are systematically being stolen from them by the abuser. Either choice comes with pain for the chooser. Choosing not to be abused likely will come with a lot of pain. Not making a choice is still making a choice, so there is no escaping it. Unfortunately, too many think that if they shut up and don't call attention to themselves the tiger will eat them last. But they will still be eaten. So, kill the tiger.