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Have you seen Midnight in Paris? The movie is not about the city per se, rather it's about our fascination with it. Woody Allen asks us why the dream of Paris seems more powerful than walking on its streets.

However, it's not just historical European landmarks that infatuate our minds. That cause us to look at the world through an unrealistic lens. No, no, there are many more culprits — we're too easily swayed.

Last week, Redditor u/Buttercuppy44 asked other users, "What's something we need to stop normalizing?" And it turned out to be a discussion we really needed. People straight away came through with plenty of specific and accurate examples.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having to respect a damaging point of view because it's part of someone's religion.

No, I don't have to respect your belief that women are inferior or that LGTBQ+ people shouldn't have rights because your religion tells you to believe that. It's a bad point of view.

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Trixypix
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be higher up in the list AND it can be extended to every belief in general about 'we' are better then 'them' because of religion/ money/ education/ the place where you live/ the colour of your socks/ etc.etc.

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Burs
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. This should be nr 1. Freedom of religion is important and nobody should say “you can’t be a x”. But the freedom and well-being of others comes first. So yes, you can believe in Jesus but I still have the right to abort. You can believe in Allah but your daughter needs the freedom to not be treated like cattle and be hidden behind a veil. You can believe in abrahamic religions but you have no right to mutilate your sons penis.

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Jayne Kyra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What YOUR religion tells YOU that YOU should believe has nothing to do with ME. YOUR religion will not be telling ME what I have to do. Simple as that.

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rspanther
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why should I tolerate other peoples intolerance? Is a question I like asking people.

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Because it makes you intolerant. And stupid. And hipocritical. And childish. If you immediately close your mind, you will never learn anything or be able to apply self introspection. It's sad really.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

all religion is damaging . its caused the world way more problems than its solved

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More people have died in the name of a god than any other reason

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Terd Fergison
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look at 9-11. Look at the holy wars and genocides such as, the crusades, the children's crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition. Religion is very often deeply detrimental.

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And next religious fanatics are waving with the first amendment to explain why they have the right to deny other people their constitutional rights.

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Eric S.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Three hundred thousand children abused by French priests under the complicit watchful eye of the catholic church. It was known at every level of the hierarchy, all the way to the top (several popes) who orchestrated the cover up, often moving offenders to other areas where they would still be able to harm children

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Nizumi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Patton Oswalt in response to “You’ve gotta respect everyone’s beliefs." : No, you don’t. That’s what gets us in trouble. Look, you have to acknowledge everyone’s beliefs, and then you have to reserve the right to go: "That is f*ing stupid. Are you kidding me?" I acknowledge that you believe that, that’s great, but I’m not going to respect it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmmm I agree and disagree. Yeas, you do not have to respect bulls**t of any form, be it religion or not. But I think people have a right to believe in any god they want and if that means that they cannot eat pork, have to live koscher or to pray 4 times a day in a certain direction.... you should respect that. Those little peculiarities of any religion are "home" to many people. Their traditions, their anchor in the world. It is no harm to respect these.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Addition: Labeling people blindly as Nazis to shut them up if they point such things out.

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Lillukka79
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anything that goes against basic human rights, shouldn't ever be respected.

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Leeds Lass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are men still allowed to marry children in some countries? And the rest of the world just sits back and accepts it?

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William Teach
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And, vice versa. No one has to respect your beliefs. As long as they don't hurt someone (and I'm not talking about feelings, snowflakes), they should be tolerated.

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Pepper Pots
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once belonged to such a religion where being gay was wrong, my family still tries to indoctrinate me, thank baby jesus I grew up and started thinking for myself

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smugdruggler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So much this. "Because my imaginary friend said so" is not an acceptable excuse for bigotry.

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Vorknkx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People have rights... but ideas do not, even if they are religious.

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GeeGee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And God’s view is not that women are inferior at all. That’s all man’s idea.

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John Dilligaf
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not even what "your religion tells you to believe ", it's more "what your interpretation of your religion, based off a few cherry picked passages from your holy book twisted to fit your pre-concieved bigotry, tells you to believe".

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Gin Marie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, stop using religion as a shield instead of an inspiration. How come people don't use religion as an excuse to house the homeless, heal the sick, love thy neighbor instead of forcing your opinion on weddings and abortion on people WHO ARE NOT YOU?

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Spring Fisk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With all our faults, we are definitely called to care and love our neighbors, feed the homeless, start hospitals all over the world to heal the sick, take care of the orphan and widow and so much more.

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Walter Brameld
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Religious beliefs in general get way more respect than they deserve. Okay, so you hold some random belief that has been passed down from generation to generation for no other reason than tradition. Whoopdee-doo, good for you. But you expect me to treat it like it's something sacred? Haha, no.

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Sarah C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As long as no one is harming anyone, we should let each other live by whatever makes us happy. There should be no "normal". There's only one world and we only have one life, let it be as colourful and diverse as it can be.

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Ahmed Khalil
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im sorry but what dumbass said that women are inferior in islam, why are you assuming based on some stupid s**t you heard on ur bbc news one morning. instead of making a religion look bad maybe do your research before you throw some accusations out

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Burs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women are inferior in all abrahamic religions (and most of the others) because the societies who created them were profoundly misogynistic. It is not something that should be tolerated in any of the religions not only islam

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Shane S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If your argument against a topic is “because god says/it’s in the [religious text]”, you’ve already lost the argument.

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purple zebra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also laws shouldn’t be based on some religious judgement if what is right or wrong. Religion is not for everyone but laws should be therefore one shouldn’t be based on the other

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having to respect a damaging point of view because it's part of someone's political correctness. Nobody thinks that women are inferior. Why would you lump the two thing together? Every American has the EXACT SAME RIGHTS! Stop spreading your lies!!!

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Burs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh another USA citizen that thinks that only you have access to internet and the entire world revolves about you…

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes I complete agree! Though I know what religion they are referring to and I’d like to say that we are not all bad…I’m part of that religion and LGBTQ+

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anaona
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Likewise, we shouldn't VOTE on granting someone else the same rights everyone else gets (e.g. gay marriage). They should be just granted! Don't pat yourselves on the back for voting for gay marriage. Be ashamed that it was held to a vote in the first place.

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Burs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair the people who voted for it aren’t in fault for it not being allowed before

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been thinking about the word respect. Would the lack of respect be the same as not allowing a belief? I guess everyone has the right to an opinion but not everyone has the right to be heard. Take racism, we can all agree that racism is bad. In the US KKK members can post their opinions on the internet, have racist gatherings, and vote racistly. I don't respect their conviction or opinion but I do respect their freedom to have that opinion. Sure I would try in my way to teach them a better way but mostly I would be OK with agreeing to disagree. What do you think?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But, why should the religious person have to respect your belief that someone can dress and style their hair differently, and it changes their gender? Your statement works both ways.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't have to respect it, but they shouldn't stop you either. That is the problem. Lawmakers making laws based on religion that deny others their freedom. No one said it couldn't go both ways. You can start complaining when people try to outlaw religion like religious people try to outlaw others.

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Luka Verheijen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Religion is vague, so people have to interpret. Some people take tge wrong things out of it, just because it fits them more

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LGBTQ propaganda and forcing this group's unscientific beliefs onto the society, especially on children: that needs to stop!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this goes for any belief system. if it dictates that you should treat someone lesser based on things like race, gender, sexuality, and other things it is bad. for example the KKK isn't a religion but is still not okie dokie.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol if I *have* to do anything as decided by someone else, then they *have* to abide by the things I make up for them on the spot.

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no respect for anyone attempting to drag me into their delusion. You wanna judge people because you worship a supernatural deity, then I'm gonna judge you harshly.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People now a days they don't know what happened in Sodom & Gommorah.. God destroyed that city it is because of homosexuality and etc.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Having to respect a damaging point of view because it's part of someone's religion." This cuts both ways. Think about how much "stuff" society as a whole is expected to tolerate because it's "normal" behaviour elsewhere? Women as second class citizens with their faces hidden, comes to mind...

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Meami
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the really stupid part is that most of this stuff isn't even part of the original religions. It's a misinterpretation of the text.

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Jana Boardman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They have a right to their opinion just as you do. You don't have to respect the opinion, but you should respect their right to have it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One good result of the British Raj (rule in colonial India) was the end of suttee--forced suicides of widows, who were forced to throw themselves on the funeral pyres of their dead husbands.One story, surely apocryphal, is that the general in charge of a district was told by the local elders (all men, of course) that it was part of their culture to burn widows. He told them it was part of HIS culture to hang men who burnt widows. When he erected a gallows beside the burning ghats, suttee stopped. In any event, the practice was finally ended You are free to call this cultural imperialism if you taken consultation with the widows. Similarly, foot-binding, a cruel Chinese practice thought to make women more attractive by crippling them, was ended larely due to the efforts of Christian missionaries.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Goes both ways. The lgbtq agenda is to make all reject their own beliefs and embrace yours.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is an opposite side to this coin. If someone's religion is anti-blue eyes and they don't even voice their opinion: Now their religion is bad. This is why there is so much hate these days. If you are not on my side, they you are on the WRONG side.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or part of someone’s culture. Just because it’s a cultural practice, doesn’t make it ok if it isn’t

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Religion is the worst excuse for anything. People always just cherry pick the rules they want, then act like the rest of the world should bend over backward to accommodate their self centered bs.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only respect beliefs that show respect to others ----- my mom

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely and it shouldn't be backed up by laws that allow that as an excuse for not providing health care to employees or discriminate customers.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am for the freedom of everyone to do as they please without being persecuted but I must point how hard this subject is. Everyones comments on how people should be accepted and then put rules on how they are treated is fundamentally hypocritical because what if someone is a true Bigot or racist? In their world they are right and being told how treat someone or how to think is exactly what they wanted to do against others. We are in a sense doing and saying exactly what they are but we feel we are in the right so it's the correct answer....same as them. People who are against these marginal groups and say their way of thinking is wrong is them same as us saying those bigots and racists are wrong and their thinking is wrong...tricky.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What defines a bad point of view though? If we’re going here we might as well go all in. Do I have to respect your view that, say, lying is completely okay even though I think it’s a bad view? By your logic, no. But I do anyway, because I’m trying to be a decent human.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If respect is given, respect is earned. I'll respect your position and point of view if your can respect mine.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then why is the USA allowing Afghan refugees to register their 4 wives some as young as 14 last month? Religious freedom

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not the religion that has caused the problems, it's the people practicing it. They are the real problem. Religion can be interpreted to harm someone or help someone. Time to get the right perspective.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes... but its not a bad point of view... bad means of poor quality... its evil, meaning profounding immoral....the important distinction being that the more people that recognise religion as not bad or having different different views etc.... but actually evil - which is what they are - the closer we will get to having a better society.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Religions are outdated fossils and we’d all be better off without them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, just getting rid of religion would solve a LOT of problems and make the world a better place. People tend to behave better when they're held accountable for their actions and don't have religion to hide behind.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you think that people actively choose to believe the things that they believe? If no or maybe how would you abolish religion?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you’re a devoted member of ANY organized religion please just stay away from me. I don’t care which one.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I also don't have to respect your view because you identify as a woman, but have a penis, and want to use the women's restroom, causing actual girls and young women to hold it at certain locations.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The respectful thing to do towards religions would even be to rid them for good of all the bigot, superstitious, toxic content which generally has nothing to do with the actual faith they refer to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being the same religions put people to death for believing in geological theories (since then, supported by science) kinda of gives anyone paying attention that the issues of abuse and control are skewed - to put it nicely

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't cancel Dave Chappelle simply because he offends your "feelings".

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This should go both ways,but yeah,it is ALWAYS one side

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Terd Fergison
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you have any scientific evidence that any gods even exist? How do you know what a god thinks and feels? Holy books were written by men who very likely lied and exaggerated.

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Hey, don’t get bent with me, these are God’s ideas. I just follow Him.

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Vice Versa they are not obligated to respect your view point that women are equal or superior.

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What kind of rights are you talking about? May be it is the fact that some people are pushing an agenda - see the lgbtq.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, the agenda is to not violate their human rights. Only a piece of shît would be pro violating human rights.

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Having to read comments form people about religion when they know nothing about it, and claim prejudices to be truth.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does your holy book condone slavery and rape? Maybe you should sit down, shut up, and drink a big tall glass of f-u-ck off. No one cares about you. No one cares about your insipid opinion.

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Religious freedoms are protected and necessary. Meanwhile what I’m sick of is participating in others people’s self image and identity that happen to conflict with my eyes, previously widely held medical concepts like their are only two known genders, English lessons regarding pronouns, and redefining words like MOTHER. DFuck is a birthing human?! But it’s religion for you- bet!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You’ve never participated in that. Stop pretending you’re oppressed just because you don’t get to violate someone’s civil rights, ugly. You look fùcking AWFUL. EW.

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And of course the reverse is also true: I don't have to respect the idea that homosexuality is a good thing or that women should act like men just because it's part of your belief system. I'm sure you agree, right? This works both ways.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huzzah, huzzah! The only thing more ridiculous than cancelling someone for a trivial offense committed years ago, is someone digging through ten years of someone else's social media in search of something to use against them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not widely considered normal. Considered creepy, disturbing, and exploitative among sane people.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It should be illegal. The last thing I want is for someone to take a photo of me and end up becoming a meme or something.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop That anything is possible if you try hard enough. Don't get me wrong, a lot is possible, but not everything. There are factors beyond ourselves that determine our success. The best we can do is to give our best, and be happy that we've done so.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hardwork doesn't always lead to success. A lot of people that became successful through "hard work" don't usually include one thing in their success stories: the role of luck. Some of them were lucky to be born in the right place, to the right people, at the right time, happened to go to the right school, happened to make the right friends, etc. For every success story, there are thousands and millions that did the same amount of hardwork and got nowhere. The difference is, those hardworking but unsuccessful people were simply unlucky. No one knows a sure formula for success in life. It's easy to think you do when you've made it.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop People being bastards on the internet, because of anonymity.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using religion as a weapon.

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Kesam
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me it's more using religion as an excuse (to discriminate, to question science, to explain away EVERYTHING...)

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The greed of the top 1% that fuels the pollution and decay of our planet.

Looking at you Jeff, Bill, and Mark

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm going to get downvotes here, but you need to swap out Bill for Richard. Yes, Mr Gates has done some deplorable things while gaining his millions. But he has done philanthropic things that the others haven't even considered. Demonstrably tried to improve things for the rest of humanity. The others? No bathroom breaks and trains that barely run at all never mind on time. Oh, and I'm damn sure it wasn't his age that stopped him taking part in the Prick Space Race, so that's a point in his favour too. Dislike or full on loathe him all you want, but he is no longer in the same league of greed and evil as the others. (Mr Zuckerberg is in a league of his own, although he does look like he wants to be Bezos when he grows up, so...)

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The idea that being an as*hole is a sign of intelligence. Jerks are rarely intelligent. Sheldon Cooper, Rick Sanchez, Hannibal Lecter, and Dr. House do not exist.

In my experience, being rude and condescending turns out to be a sign of stupidity, not intelligence.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sheldon was actually very true to life for a lot of smart autistic people..but he would be what we would be without adapting skills. And most of us have adapted to our environment.. But he feels rather authentic. He isn't rude or condescending - he just doesn't understand most humans. That's why he follows the rules.. hot beverages for upset humans etc.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Throwing cigarette butts on the floor.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Throwing cirarette butts WHILE protesting for for climate-change.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having an opinion on everything.

It’s okay to look at something on the internet and think to yourself “I don’t have to care about this.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best time saver, ever... (Oh, why do I put a comment here? I should not care) /s

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#16

Kids doing animal abuse. Stop it with, "they are just kids they don't know any better"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it's too extreme, it's often a sign of a sadistic personality, so more reason to work on that early

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The idea that a woman can slap a man if she's angry at him, but a man should never hit a woman regardless of the circumstances.

The former is assault - hitting people who aren't already involved in a physical altercation is never OK, regardless of the circumstances. The latter ties into that; if you are being attacked, the level of force you use in defence should be dependent on the danger you are in, which has almost nothing to do with the sex of your attacker.

Both of these rely on the tired and sexist trope that women are meek little does who have not the physical strength nor moral turpitude to commit violence against the big, strong, tough men. They normalize assault and abuse and accordingly belong in the dustbin of history.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finally someone who adresses this! This double standard bothers me fir a long time. Also, some women who try to be "feminists" still keep this in check. If you want equal rights for men and women, that includes the downsides too

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bullying. It's absurd how society will frame it as a "stage of your life" rather than supporting individuals more so they know how to deal with it. Especially academically, still overlooked majorly.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And massively overlooked or flat out ignored on social media. Ad in the workforce. It not just something kids do on the playground.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Alcoholic moms. No, you don’t NEED to bring wine to your daughters soccer game. It’s not quirky. It’s awful. Wine mom stuff on social media only strengthens it and makes it more popular.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Instamom is the stuff if nightmares. Like the recent one where she jams on the brakes to teach her kid to buckle up. Full blown narcissism in action

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using mental illness as an excuse. I suffer from several, and it's very hard on me.. But, i get professional help and deal with it head on. Reading constant posts everyday about people having this disorder and that disorder and that's why it's ok to act a certain way is demotivating. Awareness is important, but dozens of posts everyday about having borderline personality disorder or bipolar disorder and why it's acceptable for you to be an a-hole is not awareness... If you suffer from these so badly, please get help

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Married couples disliking one another. Normalizing abusive and toxic elements in marriage is lame, bro.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like the jokes about men being “chained” when they decide to marry. Then don’t f*****g marry. If I was the girlfriend In would be furious

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Working while on vacation. You go on vacation to relax and enjoy yourself, not to try to fill out spreadsheets and deal with work stuff in your hotel room.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing this is more a US issue from what I have read, most of us just don't work when on leave.

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Using the phrase "it's my right" as a get out of jail free card to engage in whatever reckless behaviour that takes your fancy.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The entire "game" involved in modern dating or even most social interactions. The playing hard to get, the "arriving fashionably late" like people can we please keep it simple?

Ya go on laugh at me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been married for just over a decade and would be absolutely terrified of being back in the dating game. I wouldn't know where to start.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthy weight. I’m not talking about being fit and thin and making people feel bad about their bodies. Im not talking about having a few extra pounds and making people feel bad for that. I have a few extra pounds, I’m not super fit, but I’m relatively healthy. Everyone’s body is different. Healthy means a lot of different things.

I’m talking about normalizing morbidly obese people as beautiful and something to be celebrated. It’s dangerous especially if children see them as someone to look up to. Then they’ll think it’s ok for your body to carry around so much weight that your heart and lungs are working overtime to keep you alive. It will lead to devastating later years in life as you age and your body slows down. You’ll be at risk for cardiovascular issues, you’ll probably die before your time, and the last few years of your life will be bed ridden while you waste away.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While I agree that there is such a thing as unhealthy weight, you still won't see me attacking the "body positivity movement". Because for people to change for the better, the first step has to be letting go of the self-hatred and shame that plagues the seriously overweight and drives them into a self-destructive spiral of self-harming and self-comforting behavior. If the body positivity movement helps anyone let go of the guilt and self-hatred that's poisoned their lives then more good than harm has been done, and it's not like body negativity ever did anyone any good. You can't shame people into being thinner or healthier, that's not how humans work.

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having unsocial and aggressive dogs, and not leashing or otherwise controlling them

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Degrees for office jobs that take almost no time to learn and usually have nothing to do with the degree anyways . So many people out there who can’t afford college but, are just as capable as anyone else.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ridiculous demands from the same companies that cry over the lack of qualified employees

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Diamond and gemstones as gifts. They're shiny rocks with artificially inflated value. They're only expensive because people are willing to pay so much for them. If everyone stopped buying them, the price would fall faster than the Hindenburg. Or faster than the employment rate this year.

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Cheating. Sooo many "love stories" on netflix, or just any sort of romance movie released these days have cheating involved in them so much. It's always branded as this romantic thing to do. Oooo like at this dark and brooding handsome guy with no personality. Time to f him and forget about my 2 year relationship, or some s*** like that. It's not romantic, it's just wrong, and it should not be normalised.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's all a little more complicated, some people seem to think cheating is about as bad as it can get. But that being said, romance movies are actually the most messed up when you think about it

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthily obese pets. You took a warrior and domesticated it! They aren't happy if they're fat! They just eat on instinct! Stop inadvertently hurting the beings that love us unconditionally!

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bragging about getting less than 6 hours of sleep.

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#32

The grind. Not taking vacation. Working on vacation. Working through your lunch break. Working early and late all the time. Answering emails after hours.

We are completely dispensable to the companies we work for. Don’t lose your life grinding for a company who only thinks of you as a number.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work at a university, and vacations are sacrosanct here. We have an unwritten rule that you never call someone who is on vacation, no matter how dire the need may be.

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#33

Over-consumption. This goes out to social media influencers who flaunt their hauls and influence people to buy things that they don't need. It will just add on to the landfills. Please, no one's benefitting from hoarding.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's too much credit for the influencers. Overconsumption entails much more than that. Sadly enough.

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Hatred of someone who lives differently than they do.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As long as it doesn't hurt anybody else it's none of my business

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Toxic positivity. There’s a huge difference between being optimistic and having raised colored glasses on. We’re all people, and we all experience negative and positive emotions. The only way you can properly get over your emotions is by allowing yourself to feel them. Glossing over your emotions with an aura of “Everything’s fine” isn’t going to solve anything, and it’s just gonna make you feel bad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a supervisor who was a true believer in toxic positivity. Her attitude was "If we all believe in this stupid idea, it WILL work!", when the sensibly positive attitude is to say "We CAN come up with a solution that will work!".

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#36

Failures in political leadership. I feel more and more we are becoming less critical of failed character in our leaders.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We criticise. It's just water off a duck's back. Its not criticism that's lacking, it's accountability and consequence.

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#37

Student loans.

Education is getting more expensive by the day and the added burden on a student in paying back a student loan helps nobody.

Furthermore people encourage student loans as though the students are obligated to take them if they pursue higher studies. Pure nonsense.

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#38

Hating police. I've worked places that police don't go. You all don't know how good you have it.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't hate police in general, but I've had my arm and nearly my skull broken during the 2001 Genoa protests (unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters) and I was in the Diaz school raid (but luckily wasn't hurt as I was hiding in a closet). Sooo... there's good apples and bad apples... but the bad apples do a lot of damage as they are put in a position of power.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Students overwhelmed by homework when it isn’t necessary. I’m excluding situations like when the workloads from classes are reasonable and happen to pile on one day or students who aren’t organized, etc. This whole thing is a grey area, but sleep, burnout, mental health exists.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A little coordination between teachers could solve this problem. I can remember the times where we had to do an assignment for English and an hour later our French teacher came up with a similar time consuming assignment. When we explained that that meant we had to choose which one we could do, he postponed the assignment for 2 weeks. But other teachers just said "Deal with it." It's education, teacher, we're not operating a multibillion dollar business with deadlines and targets here.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Not caring about education. So many people obviously didn't pay attention in elementary school and don't care about it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Over here, the government doesn't see education as a "top priority" while I think it's one of THE most important things

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