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   Oliphantasmal Force (oliphant@oliphant.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 15:21:34 JST Oliphantasmal Force

   People always tell you that evil turns upon itself.

   That always seemed like some Disney movie shit.

   Ever since my father went to war in Iraq in 1991 and I didn't know if I'd ever see him again for nine months--where my Mom physically wasted away in stress and grief--let's just say I take war very personally.

   To me, the children of soldiers aren't invisible. The crying spouses as they leave aren't just good theater.

   They are me.

   They were my family.

   So anyone that would voluntarily start a war of aggression, earns my greatest contempt.

   (And yes, that includes my own country, and why George W. Bush gets to live out his live making paintings instead of apologizing for the rest of his miserable life to all the war orphans--but I digress)

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     Oliphantasmal Force (oliphant@oliphant.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 15:21:34 JST Oliphantasmal Force

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     Deleting what was going to be the reply to this post, which was pretty personal.

     I guess the point I wanted to make is that it feels like some of this evil is turning on itself.

     And I'm daring to be a little hopeful about that.

     AnthonyJK-Admin repeated this.
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     Oliphantasmal Force (oliphant@oliphant.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Jun-2023 15:21:34 JST Oliphantasmal Force

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     Let's be clear, there might not be anything left of us when the dust settles, this isn't any kind of resolution, this is part of the process.

     Sometimes, people's own greed and corruption fucks up the world around them so much that it turns upon them, too, and they can't escape the monster they created.

     Take hope in small victories (or more like--the monsters are fighting each other right now, so kill the lights and let's hustle out the back while they're distracted).

     They sleep on us, don't wake 'em up. We sneaking out.

     I assume Ukraine will probably be using this opportunity for some sneaky shit, too. I mean, that's what I'd do if I was fighting for my life.