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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 "we" is a category that does not include "me" and i don't lie

i sometimes claim the 5th

anyone who lies should not be let outside of a prison
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halalmoney | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That word again! Mleku, I wouldn’t be surprised if you muted the word ‘we’ for a while.
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mleku | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 “All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.”
― Ludwig von Mises, Socialism An Economic and Sociological Analysis
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TheGuySwann | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Yeah the “we” distinction should be avoided. Thats fiat language that attempts to equate us and society itself with the insanity of our govt. Something that are very, very much not the same thing.