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GiqueCee

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16. You're absolutely right...

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #7)

Thu May 14, 2026, 10:26 PM

Thursday

... group indoctrination goes back centuries. Not an easy thing to overcome.
For many years I have thought in terms of completing a circle: Government conducts itself in the best interests of the individual, while the individual conducts his- or herself in the best interests of society. Simplistic, yes, but ya gotta start somewhere!
China and the US could be thought of as two sides of the same coin.
My head hurts when I get philosophical.

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