The past week has shown humanity at its worst: A horrific terrorist attack left at least 1,300 Israelis dead, among them peace activists and even innocent children. The fates of many more kidnapped civilians still lie in the balance. Meanwhile, statements from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggest retaliation…
  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Things, ideas, movements and people are only as important as people make them to be.

    If enough people believed that only wearing a sock over your genitals was acceptable … people would only wear a sock over their genitals.

    When you start looking at the world in this light and analyse what we decide on what is important and what is not … the world starts to look like a very weird place.

    As George Carlin put it …

    “I have as much authority as the Pope … I just don’t have as many people who believe it”