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prodigitalson

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16. it does have an internal logic, albeit a deplorable, crude and racist one

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2025, 08:33 PM

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your civil rights icon pisses us off so we get to pick someone to piss you off

that is precisely what they are saying...and it tells you as clear as day what they are about

at this point I don't know if it is a lack of self awareness or perfect self awareness

I am starting to think the internal logic of it betrays the latter...which I think is worse

maybe?

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