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kairos12

(13,599 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 04:47 PM 9 hrs ago

Read today. 3 people you never trust.

1. A religious figure who tells you how to vote.
2. A politician who tells you how to pray
3. A draft dodger who tells you how to be patriotic.

On point.

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Read today. 3 people you never trust. (Original Post) kairos12 9 hrs ago OP
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Awww. I wish I knew who just had their post removed. Barron - was that you? erronis 8 hrs ago #2
I had friends years ago that were exempt multigraincracker 8 hrs ago #3
Wish I knew how to do needlepoint... BattleRow 8 hrs ago #4
"Never trust anyone who says 'you can trust me', my mother told me so BigmanPigman 8 hrs ago #5
Never believe anyone who says "believe me!" sop 6 hrs ago #11
Excellent! liberalla 8 hrs ago #6
That would make a good sign! KT2000 7 hrs ago #7
So true on all 3 FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #8
Very much INDEED on point! calimary 7 hrs ago #9
Perfect. LoisB 6 hrs ago #10
I think the first and the last are only semi-accurate EdmondDantes_ 5 hrs ago #12

Response to kairos12 (Original post)

erronis

(23,935 posts)
2. Awww. I wish I knew who just had their post removed. Barron - was that you?
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:21 PM
8 hrs ago

Does truth hurt your little feelings?

multigraincracker

(37,698 posts)
3. I had friends years ago that were exempt
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 05:26 PM
8 hrs ago

from the draft because they were members of the UU church. I am now a member.

EdmondDantes_

(1,812 posts)
12. I think the first and the last are only semi-accurate
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:54 PM
5 hrs ago

Russia has a military draft. Is avoiding that unpatriotic given the war in Ukraine is immoral? William Calley and Benedict Arnold both served in the military.

And plenty of religious leaders don't directly tell you who to vote for, but tell you to vote for people who feed the poor or bring peace and in any election sadly that's often

Unfortunately distilling things into easy sound bites doesn't always reflect a complicated reality.

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