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"Innerstanding" and the language of cults.
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RE: "Innerstanding" and the language of cults.
(July 12, 2020 at 10:23 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: One thing I've seen lately that my left friends (most of my friends are left like me) are doing is saying #defund the police. They go on to explain that they still want police they just want better police. I said the word they are looking for is called #reform!

I think the point is to defund the current police force. True, they want a better police force. But they still want to defund the current police force. Indeed, they want a better police force. But that's different to wanting the current police force to become better.

#defundthepolice
"Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes." - Alan Watts
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"Innerstanding" and the language of cults. - by Sal - July 12, 2020 at 9:18 pm
RE: "Innerstanding" and the language of cults. - by Porcupine - July 18, 2020 at 5:39 pm

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