• huf [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    5 days ago

    founding-fatheritis. this obsession with what a historical figure would’ve said about a current thing. if marx were alive, he wouldnt support hamas, he’d be 206 years old and begging us to kill him.

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      Actually I think you’ll find that if Marx were alive today that he would be my friend and constantly say how cool and right I am.

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      Discovering the concept of the American Civil Religion feels like becoming aware of the Matrix. It explains so many takes that seem like off-the-wall gibbering otherwise.