Mastodawn

People acting and #pretending
As if #slavery does not exist
It’s literally everywhere.

Court orders former chiropractor to stop 'falsely pretending' to be a chiropractor
A former Winnipeg chiropractor has been ordered to stop practising until October 2029 after he continued to do chiropractic work without a licence.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/peter-rutherford-falsely-pretending-chiropractor-winnipeg-9.7144411?cmp=rss

WIST Quotations Mar 19

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

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Roosevelt, Theodore - Autobiography, ch. 2 "The Vigor of Life" (1913) | WIST Quotations

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to "mean" horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

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misryoum global news network Mar 7

Crockett Says John Cornyn Is a “Real Republican” Pretending to Be MAGA

https://misryoum.com/us/today/crockett-says-john-cornyn-is-a-real-republican/

Last summer, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is “a real Republican” who is trying to make it appear he is a MAGA Republican in order to keep his seat. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who later...

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Crockett Says John Cornyn Is a “Real Republican” Pretending to Be MAGA

Last summer, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is “a real Republican” who is trying to make it appear he is a MAGA Republican in

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WIST Quotations Mar 5

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

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WIST Quotations Feb 27

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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Ingersoll, Robert Green - Lecture (1884-01-20), "Orthodoxy," Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado | WIST Quotations

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alice 🪞♥️ 🎩🐇Feb 11

"Even the Chinese with their Belt and Road Initiative, and their local power in Asia, were not as bad as the Americans when it came to imperial self-regard pretending to be charity, as in the structural adjustment procedures at the end of the twentieth century, which had wreaked local subsistence so that entire countries could become cash crop providers for American markets. No: Mary would include American stupidity and hubris, and the assumption of being the world’s sole superpower, as one of their outstanding problems;..."

-- #KimStanleyRobinson, The Ministry for the Future

#quote #Americans #colonialism #pretending #charity