• OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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    “There’s actually a provision in the Declaration of Independence that a people will suffer abuses while they remain sufferable, tolerable while they remain tolerable,” he said. “At some point abuses become so intolerable that it becomes not only their right but their duty to alter or abolish the existing government.”

    (From the interview)

    As an explanation for his Jan 6 related activities, ‘it was our duty to alter or abolish the existing government’ is pretty close to ‘hell yes’

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      I like how they say they’re “suffering abuses” while trying to force religion on people, force LGBTQ back into the closet, while they resist police reform because it protects them and oppresses minorities, while taking away women’s body autonomy, while they protect white supremacists and literal Nazis, while they support the big businesses killing us all with capitalism.

      Their way of thinking is literally just DARVO on a national scale.

      Do we have a c/lone of r/persecutionfetish yet? Because this Eastman statement belongs on that sub, what an asshole.

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        Their way of thinking is literally just DARVO on a national scale.

        The narcissist’s prayer is also relevant:

        That didn’t happen.
        And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
        And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
        And if it is, that’s not my fault.
        And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
        And if I did, you deserved it.

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        I would like to point out that from the perspective of the ruling class losing power is a type of “suffering abuse.” So I don’t think these people are lying per say. BUT they are obviously out of touch idiots who are pathologically incapable of understanding other people