Liberty, slippery as quicksilver:
\neither everyone has it, or nobody does.<\/p>\n
In a world where “winning” a cause
\nis merely a frantic grab for popular approval
\nwhile ignoring the burden of verified facts,
\nthe line between oppressor and oppressed
\nbecomes a Möbius strip.<\/p>\n
As darkness is merely the absence of light, This must be asked: Are you living a lie?<\/p>\n Are you sure?<\/p>\n There is no malice here. Perhaps everyone thinks this right now.<\/p>\n Some of them are right. Who is to say? We each must continue to test ourselves<\/em>. That is our responsibility as stewards of Liberty.<\/p>\n The test is to carry Truth with you at all times; Truth made of verified facts. Good luck to you if you choose to change what you mean by “truth”. But if this is your choice, show your neighbors some respect. Liberty, slippery as quicksilver: either everyone has it, or nobody does. In a world where “winning” a cause is merely a frantic grab for popular approval while ignoring the burden of verified facts, the line between oppressor and oppressed becomes a Möbius strip. As darkness is merely the absence of light, lies are merely the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ramblings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lucas-photo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nlies are merely the absence of truth,
\nthe absence of substance<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nEven Dillinger thought he was doing the right things in life. Even Al Capone.<\/p>\n
\nNot I. I barely have wisdom enough to know
\nthat no man has ever stored wisdom enough
\nto choose another’s path while walking his own.<\/p>\n
\nFind a way to load that heavy anvil onto your ideals.
\nIf you can’t lift both,
\none must change. <\/p>\n
\nPerhaps, sometimes, it is truly necessary to do so. Who is to say?<\/p>\n
\nTo paraphase Heinlein on the subject,
\ndo it in private,
\nand wash your hands afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"