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usonian

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3. No, warfare and law are asymmetrical.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:54 PM

Thursday

I strictly avoid both.

Remember Wilhoit's Law:

Wilhoit's law.

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” That line—written by Frank Wilhoit—has become a popular aphorism to sum up the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the modern Republican Party.

https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/

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