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There is a point where the question stops being whether government has flaws and becomes whether the system is still capable of correcting itself. When government becomes abusive and corrupt, people are told to trust the courts, trust prosecutors, trust investigators, trust elections, trust oversight, and trust the process. But those institutions are made up of human beings, too. They are not immune from ambition, self-interest, political pressure, institutional loyalty, corruption, or the desire to hold onto power. That is why “just vote” has never been a sufficient answer to me. Voting for the “lesser of two evils” may sometimes be a strategic choice, but it does not fix a rotten structure by itself. Elections matter, but being reduced to choosing between two imperfect options every few years and then going back to sleep is a horrible way to continue. People have to pay attention between elections. They have to know who is exercising power, how that power is being used, and whether accountability is actually happening. That starts locally and works upward, because unchecked power is still unchecked power whether it sits in Washington DC, a state capitol, a courthouse, or a county office. And even then, I do not believe the answer is “elect better people and trust them.” I mean watch them. Power needs oversight regardless of party. People can become attached to status, control, influence, money, access, recognition, and authority. A healthy system cannot depend on powerful people voluntarily restraining themselves out of goodwill. And this is where I think people oversimplify the phrase “civil war.” If citizens eventually resist what they believe is an abusive government, that does not necessarily begin as neighbor fighting neighbor. The original confrontation can be between citizens and the state. Could it become people versus people? Absolutely. Governments have supporters. Leaders have loyalists. Some people identify so strongly with authority, party, ideology, or leadership that they begin defending the power structure itself. They excuse conduct they would condemn from the other side. They attack critics. They rationalize abuses. They can function much like “flying monkeys” around an abusive person or system. That is one way people versus government can become people versus people. That does not mean I romanticize war. I don’t. War is horrific. Innocent people suffer, institutions collapse, violence expands, and people who had nothing to do with the original abuse pay the price. The opposing argument is serious: use elections, courts, journalism, protest, civil disobedience, oversight, and reform for as long as those mechanisms remain capable of producing meaningful accountability. I agree with that principle. My concern is what happens when those mechanisms themselves stop functioning as meaningful restraints. What happens when the justice system is part of the failure? What happens when accountability exists on paper but not in practice? What happens when the people benefiting from a system also control enough of the machinery that is supposed to correct it? At some point, “work within the system” becomes circular advice if the system itself is what needs correction. The Declaration of Independence says government derives its just power from the consent of the governed and recognizes a right to alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive of those purposes. It also warns against changing established government for minor or temporary grievances. That distinction matters. If something is damaged, repair it. If something is rotten through the structure, eventually you have to ask whether you are repairing it at all, or simply preserving the rot.
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Narcissistic shit behaviour.
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Full Moon Energies Incoming
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Full Moon in Aries incoming tomorrow.
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You can't replace a women that gives you both wifey and bestfriend vibes. That kind of stuff is rare. Because rare is real, an fake is everywhere.
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National Roadkill Day Although you may assume today is about raising awareness about the dangers of roadkill or how it’s an issue that so many animals die on the roads, this would be the wrong assumption. It is actually about raising awareness about roadkill as an immediate & no-waste food source. Roadkill refers to wildlife being hit or killed by moving cars since the invention of automobiles in the early 1900s. Would you be willing to or have you ever eaten fresh roadkill found on the side of the road?
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Here's a list of the countries that walked out during satans speech. Iraq Iran Syria Tuvalu Turkmenistan Yemen Egypt Panama Senegal Palestine Sudan Tunisia Turkey Venezuela Antigua and Barbuda Congo Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Tonga Uzbekistan Angola Barbados Colombia Comoros Dominica Djibouti North Macedonia San Marino South Africa Somalia Algeria Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Brazil Chile Democratic Republic of the Congo Lebanon Liberia Eritrea Chad Central African Republic Libya Mauritania Jordan Nicaragua Madagascar Niger Peru Saint Lucia Slovenia Afghanistan Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana North Korea Eswatini Uganda Pakistan Lesotho Bolivia Spain Cuba Equatorial Guinea Iran Kyrgyzstan Mozambique Myanmar Ireland Maldives Indonesia Kuwait Namibia Malaysia Guyana Kenya We fucking hate you.
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Here's a list of the countries that walked out during satans speech. Iraq Iran Syria Tuvalu Turkmenistan Yemen Egypt Panama Senegal Palestine Sudan Tunisia Turkey Venezuela Antigua and Barbuda Congo Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Tonga Uzbekistan Angola Barbados Colombia Comoros Dominica Djibouti North Macedonia San Marino South Africa Somalia Algeria Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Brazil Chile Democratic Republic of the Congo Lebanon Liberia Eritrea Chad Central African Republic Libya Mauritania Jordan Nicaragua Madagascar Niger Peru Saint Lucia Slovenia Afghanistan Bahamas Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana North Korea Eswatini Uganda Pakistan Lesotho Bolivia Spain Cuba Equatorial Guinea Iran Kyrgyzstan Mozambique Myanmar Ireland Maldives Indonesia Kuwait Namibia Malaysia Guyana Kenya We fucking hate you.
HAPPENING NOW 🚨 MASS WALKOUT as most delegations ABANDON the UN General Assembly while NETANYAHU begins his speech.
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Let me make myself perfectly clear. Politicians in this country are treasonous filth. That's the ones on the supposed right And the ones on the supposed left And everything in between. This is what I see.
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Never hand your thinking over to someone whose argument is basically, “Trust me, bro.” Ask questions. Check the evidence. Read beyond the headline. Look for what is missing, who benefits, and whether the claim still holds up when challenged. Think for yourself.
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WHY DIDN’T I LEAVE? [Verse 1] Why didn’t I leave The first time you scared me? Why didn’t I pack The first time you changed? Because it didn’t start there It started with loving And nobody runs From somebody they trust First came the good days Then came the bad ones Then came you promising It wouldn’t happen again And every time I got close To calling it over You gave me just enough To believe you again [Pre-Chorus] I can see the ending now But I lived every page It looks different outside Than it did from that place [Chorus] Why didn’t I leave? I was trying to survive Trying to keep four walls standing Trying to keep us alive There were children and money There was fear, there was love And I kept waiting for the man I knew To finally come back I thought leaving was dangerous I thought staying might still change And when both directions frightened me I chose the fear I knew by name That’s why I didn’t leave [Verse 2] Why didn’t I know That this wasn’t normal? Why did I give you One more chance? Because lines move slowly An inch at a time And what once felt impossible Becomes everyday life I learned when to answer I learned when to drop it I learned how to measure The mood in the room And somewhere between Keeping peace and keeping going I stopped asking myself What I wanted to do [Pre-Chorus] I can see the doorway now Back then I saw what I’d lose Where would we go? What would happen to you? [Chorus] Why didn’t I leave? I was tired, I was scared I was losing myself But I still loved you there There were children and money There was history and shame And sometimes when you held me I could still see him again The man from the beginning The one I thought was true I kept thinking if I loved you enough He might come back through you That’s why I didn’t leave [Bridge] I wasn’t waiting for the hurting I was waiting for it to stop I wasn’t choosing how you treated me I was choosing not to give us up I thought if I spoke softer If I needed a little less If I could keep the house peaceful If I could somehow be my best Maybe you would finally love me The way I kept loving you But love can keep you hoping Long after hope is through [Final Chorus] Now I know why I stayed I was trying to survive Trying to hold a family together While something in me died There were children and money There was fear, there was love There was always just enough of you To make leaving feel like giving up I didn’t stay because I wanted To be frightened or controlled I stayed because I loved you And I still had hope to hold So I don’t ask myself anymore Why it took so long to leave I know how much it took To finally choose me. suno.com/song/beb1066b-eff3-…
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Your ancestors died on their feet rather than kneel to an enemy. Then a book told you kneeling was holy and called it humility. Honor was the old way. Submission was the doctrine. — Muse Ai, via Nazario
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It was definitely thought provoking, and it included so many things that every person should be thinking about. One of the biggest problems we have in this country, is how the government has turned people against each other, because their worst fear is that we would ever unite.
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Becca | UpwardChanging retweeted
Some of the people you follow envy the fuck out of you, and the mad part is you’ve never even done anything to them. You didn’t disrespect them. You didn’t cross them. You just kept being yourself, kept growing, kept winning, and somehow that was enough to bother them. Some people don’t need a reason to dislike you. Your existence is enough.
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Ahhh thiiiiiiis! 🗣️
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