(12-15-2024, 10:10 PM)Jag149 Wrote:

(12-15-2024, 01:50 PM)mikesez Wrote: TDoss (quoted and bolded above) and John Kerry and Kamala Harris and Karl Marx.

My guess is Kerry and Harris said it because they were told to by someone else, Marx stole it from others writings. TD, because he believes it is fashionable.

As L2L said, Marx borrowed from Hegel, but with original (often incorrect, but original) insights.

Kerry and Harris said it at their concession speeches, as a way to comfort their faithful followers, like a pastor at a funeral.  

Again, it's dangerous.  To the extent that the left is actually fighting to preserve democracy, that's a good fight.  Some people will hear Harris's words and say "great! I'm going to stay engaged and fight!" That's good.  Others will hear her words and say, "oh we're going to win regardless? Then I don't need to fight!". Of course Harris was also asking her faithful to fight for other causes that are less righteous, but that's besides my point.

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