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dwayneb

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31. Don't live in terror

Reply to oregonjen (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 09:22 AM

Jul 2025

Yes this is a very bad situation. But even as bad as this is, it would be far far worse if you lived in Russia or Iran or China or many other places.

Not to say that one day in the future the USA may become like Russia. Surely Trump would like to take us there. But it has not happened to you yet and at least for today you can still post freely here and express yourself.

Why live in fear? If you have done everything you can then you have to let it go. Because no matter what you do, you cannot outsmart birth and death. Death is the great equalizer. Even the most brutal dictator with the greatest power will be taking the dirt nap one day.

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