Right Makes Might, Not Might Makes Right
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0:00A: decency we all have with each other, and to be people who think that right makes might, not might makes right. That’s like the core flip, right? The fascists think might makes right. If they can get away with it and force their will upon you, it makes it right, right? I tend to think the other way, right? I would tend to think that aligns with actually biblical teachings. I would think that aligns with actual liberal values, right? To be like, no, what’s morally right That’s what makes might, right? And the goal shouldn’t be the might. The goal should just be trying to like respect our fellow human beings, right? And to stand up when people are suffering under the boot of oppression, to try to have some heart for them, right? And realize the same, that just because we’re not yet being maybe targeted by ICE doesn’t mean that like people who are shouldn’t be, you know, cared for, right? And I don’t know. Well, that’s something
