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A Touch Of Rascality
Who would rather let species on our planet perish than surrender the artificial sense of worth found in predatory capitalism?
What kind of white person would rather let the democratic process in this nation devolve into chaos than share power fairly with People of Color?
What kind of man would rob women of bodily autonomy in the name of “life,” but let children born to the poor suffer from want once they are born?
…What kind of person finds it brave to pick on immigrants and ridicule as “woke” those who seek healthcare and fair wages for all?
Answer: Someone living in a reflected sense of self-worth.
Certainly, we must do whatever is necessary to protect the vulnerable from the dangerous mob that has gathered in the name of God, guns and the flag- but, we must ALSO realize that, ultimately, narcissistic self-hatred cannot be beaten or shamed out of other people. Ultimately, self-hatred must be healed…
In my experience, more often than not, narcissism is a mask for self-loathing.
— Jim Rigby
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You have to have a touch of rascality to be human, and find it difficult to get along with people who don’t know they have it. People who come off as if they’re all sincere, all good, and all pure, bore me to…
