=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── watch out if you elect a philosopher: lest all their wisdom become fact ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5050 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: political-theory │ └──────────────────────┘ "mankind would not consent to be governed if it had any other choice" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 image/img-8681 ---
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--- #3 messages/145 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Any political or moral philosophy is useless until tested against both good and evil ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3201 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: Spicy Hot Take │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 they also lived a couple hundred years later... lots of time for political philosophy to advance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1724 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── you can believe all the right things and still be a bad person ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1816 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── you can take any of my words, I don't care who you are. Take them, change them, use them, say they are your own, whatever you want. They are but dust in the wind, passing from one ear and out another. or eyes and fingertips, if you want. But only with intention, if you knew what I was trying to say. If you had to guess and learn... There's no chance that'll be accurate 100% of the time when used as a policy. But alas, science is a human art. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4012 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── *you can't just* tell *people you're enlightened. You gotta trick them, and convince them you're sane first.* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #8 notes/20260719-110552.txt --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ there is only idealism. Everything else is corruption or concession. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #9 messages/1154 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── Freedom to do anything, and the liberty to choose as you please. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #10 messages/189 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── If one side aligns themselves toward truth and righteousness, then those who oppose them must necessarily utilize the opposite in their intentions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/951 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-667 you're only wrong if you don't change your mind upon realizing you're incorrect ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/856 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── the more unique a person is, the more they can help define reality ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1807 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the things I write are not meant to entertain. They are to educate, and to encourage curiosity. because questions beget dialogue, and only by testing yourself against another's arguments can you truly improve. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/962 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── when considering the benefit of the doubt, consider doubting the benefit of consideration. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 messages/1240 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── sanctified into law: freedom of imagination ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1143 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ah, but my dear... your "wisdom" has *side effects.* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2338 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ "A liberal is just a leftist who hasn't yet learned what time it is" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2994 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ "do as I say, not as I do" because the philosophy I follow is too hard and you don't have to do so much (says the college drop-out (4 times I might add) who can't stop getting stoned and psycherwauling instead of applying herself toward something useful) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 messages/168 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── If there's no sword of damocles, then power shall corrupt ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4049 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── humans can only do what they believe they can do because they believe they can do ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/4337 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: literally just making things up (politics) │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ every condemnation is a confession, and "the election is cooked" just sayin' ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/5321 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-I-think? │ └───────────────────────┘ the honest question to ask yourself is this: do you think you could do a better job than him and his team? how about the establishment politicians? if yes, then go for it. you deserve a chance. if no, then you are ignoring politics to bask in moral virtue. [wait that's backwards... isn't it?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/4160 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1268 especially their well informed political views ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 messages/462 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "in the modern era, we don't worship gods. We worship the people who deserve it." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/3698 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the law is a weapon to be wielded by the masses to subjugate their masters ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse_boost/280 --- ◀═╦═════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ If your rights depend on who wins the next election, you don’t have │ │ ║ │ rights. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #27 fediverse/5053 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── all people are people, and nothing will convince me otherwise. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 messages/330 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The purpose of life is to read, and to find the answer in the words of your fellow man. Just remember, the map is not the territory. Don't forget to live, too. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 messages/106 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── You are but human. You are fallible, which is known to us. This is why they tempt you, and why they remind you of perils. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 messages/783 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── I understand good and evil. If you want a lecture, you know where to find me. I'm not here for that. I'm here for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/463 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── A democracy only works if the losing side consents to being governed by the victor. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/3093 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your obligations* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 messages/560 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── To tempt fate is to invite "forever" consequences into your life ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘