Imagine if two black churches had been burned in one weekend...
The Jesuits run nice schools, but have tacked too far left lately. They were not to be trifled with in their day though and they were the original "The Company"... the CIA could only dream of their intelligence network. Lot's of 'dual purpose' groups out there.
Turn the other cheek can mean let a-holes prove that they are a-holes.
Turning shows that their shot wasn't very impactful.
There is also that in old days, you'd use your poop hand to slap someone as a sign of dominance. IF you turn the other check they have to use their other hand to strike you, which makes you their equal.
I'm hearing more and more the the idea that the opposites of winning and losing aren't correct. The opposites are peace. IE if you go for the 'win' and force the other guy to lose, that is detrimental to the long term peace. That kind of goes agains the Victor Davis Hanson model of western warfare of short, intense combat with clear outcomes- but I'd have to say that it syncs up better with the current world of continuous combat/opposition with no end in sight- especially if you are willing or able to put a final boot on someones throat like in WWII in Berlin or Hiroshima.
I can kind of see a parallel to what a teacher said to me in an English class. Hate and love are not the opposite of each other. In the middle is indifference. At least for mentally healthy people. I do think that is something the BLM doesn't understand. They are so narcissistic that they think that everyone is out to hate them- and you'd better sound off that you love them. In reality 90% of people don't care about black people- don't even think about them, don't actively plan on how to screw them over. We are indifferent, and being ignored is a real problem for a lot of people.
Last edited by FromMyColdDeadHand; 07-12-20 at 15:41.
The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.
It's that simple.
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